Conservation payments in Illinois totaled $3.3 billion 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%17%1,146$543,970,679$474,669
Top 2%26%2,293$843,816,462$367,997
Top 3%33%3,439$1,066,851,667$310,221
Top 4%38%4,586$1,246,548,517$271,816
Top 5%43%5,733$1,398,211,174$243,888
Top 6%47%6,879$1,529,168,151$222,295
Top 7%50%8,026$1,644,913,413$204,948
Top 8%53%9,172$1,748,279,459$190,610
Top 9%56%10,319$1,842,071,433$178,513
Top 10%59%11,466$1,927,746,371$168,127
Top 11%61%12,612$2,006,005,980$159,055
Top 12%63%13,759$2,077,930,873$151,023
Top 13%65%14,905$2,144,229,215$143,860
Top 14%67%16,052$2,205,686,084$137,409
Top 15%69%17,199$2,263,000,416$131,577
Top 16%71%18,345$2,316,517,082$126,275
Top 17%72%19,492$2,366,625,526$121,415
Top 18%74%20,638$2,413,596,128$116,949
Top 19%75%21,785$2,457,702,746$112,816
Top 20%76%22,932$2,499,246,210$108,985
Remaining 80% of recips.24%91,728$780,695,500$8,511
 

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