Conservation payments in Dorchester County, Maryland totaled $1.5 million in 2019
In 2019, 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 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 2 | $100,000 | $50,000 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 5 | $239,952 | $47,990 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 7 | $313,641 | $44,806 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 10 | $406,128 | $40,613 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 12 | $458,528 | $38,211 |
| Top 6% | 34% | 15 | $517,219 | $34,481 |
| Top 7% | 36% | 17 | $550,491 | $32,382 |
| Top 8% | 39% | 20 | $593,094 | $29,655 |
| Top 9% | 41% | 23 | $632,699 | $27,509 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 25 | $657,882 | $26,315 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 28 | $694,220 | $24,794 |
| Top 12% | 47% | 30 | $717,957 | $23,932 |
| Top 13% | 49% | 33 | $752,332 | $22,798 |
| Top 14% | 51% | 35 | $774,366 | $22,125 |
| Top 15% | 53% | 38 | $807,069 | $21,239 |
| Top 16% | 55% | 41 | $838,205 | $20,444 |
| Top 17% | 56% | 43 | $857,357 | $19,939 |
| Top 18% | 58% | 46 | $884,035 | $19,218 |
| Top 19% | 59% | 48 | $900,415 | $18,759 |
| Top 20% | 60% | 51 | $924,040 | $18,118 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 40% | 206 | $607,885 | $2,951 |
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