Conservation payments in Guadalupe County, New Mexico totaled $2.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 82 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 45% | 1 | $931,606 | $931,606 |
| Top 2% | 61% | 2 | $1,266,440 | $633,220 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 3 | $1,406,982 | $468,994 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 4 | $1,458,499 | $364,625 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 6 | $1,540,758 | $256,793 |
| Top 6% | 76% | 7 | $1,576,671 | $225,239 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 8 | $1,606,024 | $200,753 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 9 | $1,630,559 | $181,173 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 10 | $1,653,688 | $165,369 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 12 | $1,695,789 | $141,316 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 13 | $1,714,123 | $131,856 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 14 | $1,728,669 | $123,476 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 15 | $1,743,148 | $116,210 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 17 | $1,771,276 | $104,193 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 18 | $1,783,330 | $99,074 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 19 | $1,795,000 | $94,474 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 20 | $1,805,893 | $90,295 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 21 | $1,816,321 | $86,491 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 23 | $1,836,788 | $79,860 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 24 | $1,846,550 | $76,940 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 98 | $218,318 | $2,228 |
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