Conservation payments in Montrose County, Colorado totaled $4.2 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 43 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%8%3$334,837$111,612
Top 2%14%6$562,280$93,713
Top 3%18%9$757,762$84,196
Top 4%23%12$947,145$78,929
Top 5%27%15$1,117,958$74,531
Top 6%30%18$1,270,023$70,557
Top 7%34%21$1,414,422$67,353
Top 8%37%24$1,550,231$64,593
Top 9%40%27$1,667,411$61,756
Top 10%43%30$1,775,817$59,194
Top 11%45%33$1,875,641$56,838
Top 12%47%36$1,967,076$54,641
Top 13%49%39$2,049,927$52,562
Top 14%51%42$2,129,241$50,696
Top 15%53%45$2,205,583$49,013
Top 16%55%48$2,279,387$47,487
Top 17%57%52$2,372,787$45,631
Top 18%59%55$2,440,802$44,378
Top 19%60%58$2,506,427$43,214
Top 20%62%61$2,569,166$42,117
Remaining 80% of recips.38%245$1,595,783$6,513
 

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