Conservation payments in Hardin County, Illinois totaled $5.9 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%13%1$782,099$782,099
Top 2%26%3$1,514,588$504,863
Top 3%33%5$1,923,013$384,603
Top 4%39%7$2,256,850$322,407
Top 5%43%9$2,523,659$280,407
Top 6%47%11$2,729,400$248,127
Top 7%50%13$2,906,778$223,598
Top 8%52%15$3,044,871$202,991
Top 9%54%17$3,168,789$186,399
Top 10%56%19$3,288,091$173,057
Top 11%58%21$3,403,658$162,079
Top 12%60%23$3,509,345$152,580
Top 13%62%25$3,611,038$144,442
Top 14%63%27$3,707,939$137,331
Top 15%65%29$3,800,499$131,052
Top 16%66%31$3,888,105$125,423
Top 17%68%33$3,971,149$120,338
Top 18%69%35$4,051,995$115,771
Top 19%71%37$4,131,678$111,667
Top 20%72%39$4,205,111$107,823
Remaining 80% of recips.28%160$1,648,987$10,306
 

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