Conservation payments in Beltrami County, Minnesota totaled $11.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 69 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 4 | $2,719,327 | $679,832 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 8 | $3,956,164 | $494,520 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 12 | $4,956,374 | $413,031 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 16 | $5,806,130 | $362,883 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 20 | $6,427,747 | $321,387 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 24 | $6,885,789 | $286,908 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 28 | $7,291,042 | $260,394 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 32 | $7,616,922 | $238,029 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 36 | $7,886,519 | $219,070 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 41 | $8,179,112 | $199,491 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 45 | $8,395,603 | $186,569 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 49 | $8,595,738 | $175,423 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 53 | $8,780,794 | $165,675 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 57 | $8,951,652 | $157,047 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 61 | $9,118,368 | $149,481 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 65 | $9,272,416 | $142,653 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 69 | $9,417,125 | $136,480 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 73 | $9,555,346 | $130,895 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 78 | $9,710,692 | $124,496 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 82 | $9,824,736 | $119,814 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 329 | $1,976,124 | $6,006 |
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