Conservation payments in Somerset County, Maine totaled $1.6 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%27%2$442,299$221,150
Top 2%34%4$551,549$137,887
Top 3%39%6$632,976$105,496
Top 4%43%8$703,475$87,934
Top 5%48%10$773,475$77,348
Top 6%52%12$838,374$69,865
Top 7%55%14$891,112$63,651
Top 8%58%16$937,653$58,603
Top 9%60%18$976,888$54,272
Top 10%62%20$1,012,597$50,630
Top 11%64%22$1,044,516$47,478
Top 12%66%24$1,074,190$44,758
Top 13%68%26$1,103,538$42,444
Top 14%70%28$1,132,234$40,437
Top 15%71%30$1,159,410$38,647
Top 16%73%32$1,183,573$36,987
Top 17%74%34$1,207,133$35,504
Top 18%76%36$1,229,109$34,142
Top 19%77%38$1,250,311$32,903
Top 20%79%41$1,279,402$31,205
Remaining 80% of recips.21%164$345,610$2,107
 

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