Conservation payments in Fergus County, Montana totaled $42.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 13% | 5 | $5,667,243 | $1,133,449 |
Top 2% | 20% | 10 | $8,684,750 | $868,475 |
Top 3% | 28% | 16 | $11,677,308 | $729,832 |
Top 4% | 32% | 21 | $13,717,690 | $653,223 |
Top 5% | 38% | 27 | $15,959,345 | $591,087 |
Top 6% | 42% | 32 | $17,649,447 | $551,545 |
Top 7% | 46% | 38 | $19,444,347 | $511,693 |
Top 8% | 49% | 43 | $20,776,200 | $483,167 |
Top 9% | 52% | 49 | $22,247,438 | $454,029 |
Top 10% | 55% | 54 | $23,394,891 | $433,239 |
Top 11% | 58% | 60 | $24,702,958 | $411,716 |
Top 12% | 61% | 65 | $25,728,447 | $395,822 |
Top 13% | 63% | 71 | $26,842,524 | $378,064 |
Top 14% | 65% | 76 | $27,600,555 | $363,165 |
Top 15% | 67% | 82 | $28,480,755 | $347,326 |
Top 16% | 69% | 87 | $29,172,300 | $335,314 |
Top 17% | 71% | 93 | $29,945,705 | $321,997 |
Top 18% | 72% | 98 | $30,544,860 | $311,682 |
Top 19% | 74% | 104 | $31,228,642 | $300,275 |
Top 20% | 75% | 109 | $31,765,523 | $291,427 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 440 | $10,622,935 | $24,143 |