Conservation payments in Chatham County, North Carolina totaled $1.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 46 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%6%1$79,219$79,219
Top 2%14%3$194,721$64,907
Top 3%20%5$273,994$54,799
Top 4%25%7$346,442$49,492
Top 5%29%9$406,090$45,121
Top 6%33%11$461,036$41,912
Top 7%37%13$510,395$39,261
Top 8%40%15$556,818$37,121
Top 9%43%17$597,081$35,122
Top 10%46%19$634,383$33,389
Top 11%48%21$670,374$31,923
Top 12%51%23$704,289$30,621
Top 13%53%25$737,276$29,491
Top 14%55%27$769,424$28,497
Top 15%58%29$800,688$27,610
Top 16%60%31$829,256$26,750
Top 17%62%33$857,317$25,979
Top 18%64%35$884,657$25,276
Top 19%66%37$910,395$24,605
Top 20%67%39$934,362$23,958
Remaining 80% of recips.33%157$452,395$2,882
 

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