Conservation payments in Brown County, Illinois totaled $47.2 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%12$6,951,936$579,328
Top 2%24%24$11,215,021$467,293
Top 3%31%37$14,434,831$390,131
Top 4%36%49$16,837,318$343,619
Top 5%40%61$18,987,937$311,278
Top 6%45%74$21,005,150$283,853
Top 7%48%86$22,676,273$263,678
Top 8%52%99$24,347,882$245,938
Top 9%55%111$25,760,753$232,079
Top 10%57%123$27,037,249$219,815
Top 11%60%136$28,250,248$207,722
Top 12%62%148$29,266,463$197,746
Top 13%64%161$30,295,967$188,174
Top 14%66%173$31,172,835$180,190
Top 15%68%185$31,991,057$172,925
Top 16%70%198$32,824,511$165,780
Top 17%71%210$33,550,415$159,764
Top 18%73%223$34,275,688$153,703
Top 19%74%235$34,913,719$148,569
Top 20%75%247$35,509,909$143,765
Remaining 80% of recips.25%992$11,655,804$11,750
 

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