Conservation payments in Yellowstone County, Montana totaled $40.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%5$5,108,232$1,021,646
Top 2%21%10$8,440,653$844,065
Top 3%29%16$11,604,422$725,276
Top 4%34%21$13,926,048$663,145
Top 5%40%27$16,361,028$605,964
Top 6%45%32$18,127,077$566,471
Top 7%49%38$19,955,585$525,147
Top 8%53%43$21,247,840$494,136
Top 9%56%49$22,619,568$461,624
Top 10%59%54$23,671,929$438,369
Top 11%62%60$24,867,913$414,465
Top 12%64%65$25,782,802$396,659
Top 13%66%71$26,795,542$377,402
Top 14%68%76$27,539,751$362,365
Top 15%70%82$28,400,937$346,353
Top 16%72%87$29,097,399$334,453
Top 17%74%93$29,874,553$321,232
Top 18%75%98$30,493,510$311,158
Top 19%77%104$31,206,165$300,059
Top 20%79%109$31,779,507$291,555
Remaining 80% of recips.21%439$8,649,154$19,702
 

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