Conservation payments in McDonough County, Illinois totaled $25.7 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%8$4,145,119$518,140
Top 2%25%16$6,472,893$404,556
Top 3%31%24$8,001,934$333,414
Top 4%36%32$9,345,421$292,044
Top 5%41%40$10,531,809$263,295
Top 6%45%48$11,561,013$240,854
Top 7%49%56$12,473,528$222,742
Top 8%52%64$13,284,677$207,573
Top 9%55%73$14,132,560$193,597
Top 10%58%81$14,828,250$183,065
Top 11%60%89$15,474,699$173,873
Top 12%63%97$16,084,305$165,818
Top 13%65%105$16,646,018$158,534
Top 14%67%113$17,158,852$151,848
Top 15%69%121$17,637,474$145,764
Top 16%70%129$18,075,780$140,122
Top 17%72%138$18,542,662$134,367
Top 18%74%146$18,926,722$129,635
Top 19%75%154$19,295,142$125,293
Top 20%76%162$19,636,125$121,211
Remaining 80% of recips.24%650$6,034,581$9,284
 

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