Conservation payments in Macon County, Illinois totaled $17.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 60 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%9$2,673,784$297,087
Top 2%25%19$4,409,375$232,072
Top 3%32%29$5,612,835$193,546
Top 4%38%39$6,631,199$170,031
Top 5%43%49$7,490,610$152,870
Top 6%47%59$8,247,916$139,795
Top 7%51%68$8,832,577$129,891
Top 8%54%78$9,400,312$120,517
Top 9%57%88$9,907,960$112,590
Top 10%60%98$10,379,060$105,909
Top 11%62%108$10,801,709$100,016
Top 12%64%118$11,182,843$94,770
Top 13%66%127$11,502,390$90,570
Top 14%68%137$11,835,441$86,390
Top 15%70%147$12,149,090$82,647
Top 16%72%157$12,445,701$79,272
Top 17%73%167$12,727,016$76,210
Top 18%75%177$12,983,913$73,355
Top 19%76%186$13,194,532$70,938
Top 20%77%196$13,412,121$68,429
Remaining 80% of recips.23%788$3,955,456$5,020
 

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