Conservation payments in Jefferson County, Illinois totaled $51.7 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%15%20$7,860,002$393,000
Top 2%24%41$12,558,265$306,299
Top 3%30%61$15,529,593$254,583
Top 4%35%82$18,162,071$221,489
Top 5%39%103$20,382,411$197,887
Top 6%43%123$22,325,904$181,511
Top 7%47%144$24,180,835$167,922
Top 8%50%165$25,847,721$156,653
Top 9%53%185$27,295,872$147,545
Top 10%56%206$28,717,242$139,404
Top 11%58%227$30,019,935$132,246
Top 12%60%247$31,179,738$126,234
Top 13%63%268$32,326,057$120,620
Top 14%65%288$33,335,634$115,749
Top 15%66%309$34,302,126$111,010
Top 16%68%330$35,215,171$106,713
Top 17%70%350$36,039,673$102,970
Top 18%71%371$36,850,997$99,329
Top 19%73%392$37,626,118$95,985
Top 20%74%412$38,326,127$93,025
Remaining 80% of recips.26%1,652$13,350,938$8,082
 

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