Conservation payments in Maine totaled $45.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%18%34$8,230,468$242,073
Top 2%26%69$12,120,138$175,654
Top 3%33%104$15,106,102$145,251
Top 4%38%139$17,569,936$126,402
Top 5%43%174$19,663,869$113,011
Top 6%47%209$21,491,871$102,832
Top 7%50%244$23,133,310$94,809
Top 8%53%279$24,557,408$88,019
Top 9%56%314$25,847,882$82,318
Top 10%59%349$27,046,581$77,497
Top 11%61%384$28,150,287$73,308
Top 12%64%419$29,163,680$69,603
Top 13%66%454$30,107,620$66,316
Top 14%68%489$30,988,651$63,371
Top 15%69%524$31,806,503$60,699
Top 16%71%559$32,575,742$58,275
Top 17%73%594$33,300,618$56,062
Top 18%74%629$33,978,039$54,019
Top 19%75%664$34,606,834$52,119
Top 20%77%699$35,200,249$50,358
Remaining 80% of recips.23%2,800$10,707,813$3,824
 

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