Conservation payments in DeKalb County, Illinois totaled $24.2 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 56 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%9$3,424,294$380,477
Top 2%23%19$5,607,607$295,137
Top 3%30%29$7,217,996$248,896
Top 4%35%39$8,529,625$218,708
Top 5%40%49$9,674,074$197,430
Top 6%44%59$10,651,036$180,526
Top 7%47%69$11,465,260$166,163
Top 8%50%79$12,176,857$154,137
Top 9%53%89$12,821,874$144,066
Top 10%56%99$13,440,504$135,763
Top 11%58%109$14,015,344$128,581
Top 12%60%119$14,545,123$122,228
Top 13%62%128$14,992,976$117,133
Top 14%64%138$15,471,331$112,111
Top 15%66%148$15,920,246$107,569
Top 16%68%158$16,331,377$103,363
Top 17%69%168$16,722,796$99,540
Top 18%71%178$17,089,318$96,007
Top 19%72%188$17,425,792$92,690
Top 20%73%198$17,736,119$89,576
Remaining 80% of recips.27%794$6,416,965$8,082
 

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