Conservation payments in Douglas County, Illinois totaled $24.5 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 58 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%16$3,577,896$223,618
Top 2%24%33$5,787,035$175,365
Top 3%30%49$7,281,341$148,599
Top 4%35%66$8,632,960$130,802
Top 5%40%83$9,835,219$118,497
Top 6%44%99$10,831,783$109,412
Top 7%48%116$11,806,343$101,779
Top 8%51%132$12,624,626$95,641
Top 9%55%149$13,410,771$90,005
Top 10%58%166$14,121,723$85,071
Top 11%60%182$14,732,452$80,948
Top 12%62%199$15,307,804$76,924
Top 13%65%215$15,820,634$73,584
Top 14%67%232$16,331,870$70,396
Top 15%69%249$16,809,003$67,506
Top 16%70%265$17,227,030$65,008
Top 17%72%282$17,632,279$62,526
Top 18%73%298$17,972,889$60,312
Top 19%75%315$18,314,112$58,140
Top 20%76%332$18,636,136$56,133
Remaining 80% of recips.24%1,329$5,881,753$4,426
 

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