Conservation payments in Fayette County, Illinois totaled $44.7 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 53 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%20$6,249,231$312,462
Top 2%21%41$9,590,414$233,913
Top 3%28%62$12,390,029$199,839
Top 4%33%83$14,710,505$177,235
Top 5%37%103$16,615,722$161,318
Top 6%41%124$18,368,240$148,131
Top 7%45%145$19,984,206$137,822
Top 8%48%166$21,436,297$129,134
Top 9%51%186$22,674,009$121,903
Top 10%53%207$23,864,769$115,289
Top 11%56%228$24,956,312$109,458
Top 12%58%249$25,959,314$104,254
Top 13%60%269$26,862,822$99,862
Top 14%62%290$27,760,562$95,726
Top 15%64%311$28,592,554$91,937
Top 16%66%332$29,372,936$88,473
Top 17%67%352$30,080,943$85,457
Top 18%69%373$30,793,964$82,558
Top 19%70%394$31,463,752$79,857
Top 20%72%415$32,100,675$77,351
Remaining 80% of recips.28%1,660$12,570,774$7,573
 

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