Conservation payments in Mecosta County, Michigan totaled $4.3 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 48 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%4$511,007$127,752
Top 2%19%8$804,607$100,576
Top 3%23%12$1,007,535$83,961
Top 4%28%17$1,223,925$71,996
Top 5%32%21$1,378,799$65,657
Top 6%35%25$1,522,589$60,904
Top 7%39%30$1,693,336$56,445
Top 8%42%34$1,821,536$53,575
Top 9%45%38$1,941,713$51,098
Top 10%48%43$2,080,990$48,395
Top 11%51%47$2,185,685$46,504
Top 12%53%51$2,275,626$44,620
Top 13%55%56$2,384,010$42,572
Top 14%57%60$2,466,462$41,108
Top 15%59%64$2,544,751$39,762
Top 16%61%69$2,639,259$38,250
Top 17%63%73$2,709,961$37,123
Top 18%65%77$2,779,085$36,092
Top 19%66%82$2,860,826$34,888
Top 20%68%86$2,922,376$33,981
Remaining 80% of recips.32%347$1,384,260$3,989
 

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