Conservation payments in Routt County, Colorado totaled $17.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 72 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 3 | $4,082,645 | $1,360,882 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 6 | $5,661,444 | $943,574 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 9 | $6,918,684 | $768,743 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 12 | $7,987,531 | $665,628 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 15 | $8,914,828 | $594,322 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 18 | $9,735,430 | $540,857 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 22 | $10,709,585 | $486,799 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 25 | $11,345,951 | $453,838 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 28 | $11,866,195 | $423,793 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 31 | $12,349,146 | $398,360 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 34 | $12,735,567 | $374,575 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 37 | $13,074,362 | $353,361 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 41 | $13,454,796 | $328,166 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 44 | $13,698,106 | $311,321 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 47 | $13,931,808 | $296,421 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 50 | $14,145,049 | $282,901 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 53 | $14,339,730 | $270,561 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 56 | $14,527,033 | $259,411 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 60 | $14,763,723 | $246,062 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 63 | $14,930,134 | $236,986 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 253 | $2,242,739 | $8,865 |
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