Conservation payments in Hamilton County, Illinois totaled $65.8 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%19$11,470,283$603,699
Top 2%26%39$17,260,345$442,573
Top 3%33%58$21,466,463$370,111
Top 4%38%78$24,973,906$320,178
Top 5%43%98$28,050,146$286,226
Top 6%46%117$30,562,032$261,214
Top 7%50%137$32,940,194$240,439
Top 8%53%157$35,033,450$223,143
Top 9%56%176$36,839,176$209,314
Top 10%59%196$38,584,730$196,861
Top 11%61%215$40,106,503$186,542
Top 12%63%235$41,601,267$177,027
Top 13%65%255$42,993,705$168,603
Top 14%67%274$44,232,111$161,431
Top 15%69%294$45,434,120$154,538
Top 16%71%314$46,564,087$148,293
Top 17%72%333$47,567,837$142,846
Top 18%74%353$48,555,382$137,551
Top 19%75%372$49,437,897$132,898
Top 20%76%392$50,299,056$128,314
Remaining 80% of recips.24%1,571$15,496,758$9,864
 

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