Conservation payments in Somerset County, Maryland totaled $12.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 51 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%4$1,986,848$496,712
Top 2%22%8$2,818,394$352,299
Top 3%28%13$3,584,082$275,699
Top 4%32%17$4,116,069$242,122
Top 5%36%21$4,587,631$218,459
Top 6%40%26$5,113,391$196,669
Top 7%43%30$5,483,810$182,794
Top 8%46%35$5,911,261$168,893
Top 9%48%39$6,229,327$159,726
Top 10%51%43$6,534,795$151,972
Top 11%53%48$6,895,887$143,664
Top 12%56%52$7,166,737$137,822
Top 13%58%57$7,482,160$131,266
Top 14%60%61$7,699,632$126,223
Top 15%61%65$7,902,982$121,584
Top 16%63%70$8,148,867$116,412
Top 17%65%74$8,337,427$112,668
Top 18%66%79$8,567,473$108,449
Top 19%68%83$8,744,847$105,360
Top 20%69%87$8,913,566$102,455
Remaining 80% of recips.31%352$3,978,684$11,303
 

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