Environmental Quality Incentives Program payments in Curry County, New Mexico totaled $2.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of EQIP recipients were paid 51 percent of EQIP payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $171,294 | $171,294 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 3 | $479,228 | $159,743 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 5 | $670,191 | $134,038 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 6 | $754,331 | $125,722 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 8 | $913,324 | $114,165 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 10 | $1,014,430 | $101,443 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 11 | $1,059,894 | $96,354 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 13 | $1,133,857 | $87,220 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 15 | $1,202,232 | $80,149 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 16 | $1,234,002 | $77,125 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 18 | $1,295,268 | $71,959 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 20 | $1,352,050 | $67,602 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 21 | $1,378,771 | $65,656 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 23 | $1,432,023 | $62,262 |
| Top 15% | 60% | 25 | $1,476,295 | $59,052 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 26 | $1,497,113 | $57,581 |
| Top 17% | 63% | 28 | $1,537,395 | $54,907 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 30 | $1,575,977 | $52,533 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 31 | $1,595,177 | $51,457 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 33 | $1,631,387 | $49,436 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 135 | $809,616 | $5,997 |
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