Conservation payments in Otero County, Colorado totaled $5.7 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 69 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%18%3$1,033,146$344,382
Top 2%31%7$1,737,580$248,226
Top 3%40%11$2,257,552$205,232
Top 4%47%15$2,657,588$177,173
Top 5%53%19$2,982,217$156,959
Top 6%57%23$3,248,459$141,237
Top 7%61%26$3,438,535$132,251
Top 8%65%30$3,648,429$121,614
Top 9%67%34$3,799,445$111,748
Top 10%69%38$3,916,302$103,061
Top 11%71%42$4,016,302$95,626
Top 12%73%46$4,115,791$89,474
Top 13%74%49$4,186,014$85,429
Top 14%76%53$4,269,853$80,563
Top 15%77%57$4,350,419$76,323
Top 16%78%61$4,425,881$72,555
Top 17%80%65$4,497,777$69,197
Top 18%81%69$4,565,471$66,166
Top 19%82%72$4,612,565$64,063
Top 20%83%76$4,670,765$61,457
Remaining 80% of recips.17%308$983,127$3,192
 

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