Conservation payments in Lea County, New Mexico totaled $33.5 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 57 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%4$4,919,655$1,229,914
Top 2%23%8$7,764,232$970,529
Top 3%31%13$10,493,058$807,158
Top 4%37%17$12,281,596$722,447
Top 5%41%21$13,820,610$658,124
Top 6%46%26$15,336,255$589,856
Top 7%49%30$16,279,048$542,635
Top 8%51%34$17,172,229$505,066
Top 9%54%39$18,184,543$466,270
Top 10%57%43$18,930,800$440,251
Top 11%59%47$19,622,381$417,497
Top 12%61%52$20,404,831$392,401
Top 13%63%56$20,978,637$374,619
Top 14%64%60$21,525,161$358,753
Top 15%66%65$22,178,209$341,203
Top 16%68%69$22,675,526$328,631
Top 17%69%73$23,162,922$317,300
Top 18%71%78$23,734,735$304,291
Top 19%72%82$24,174,671$294,813
Top 20%74%87$24,696,095$283,863
Remaining 80% of recips.26%348$8,806,580$25,306
 

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