Conservation payments in Mason County, Illinois totaled $55.7 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%16%13$8,773,902$674,916
Top 2%25%27$14,205,737$526,138
Top 3%32%40$18,011,528$450,288
Top 4%38%54$21,143,971$391,555
Top 5%43%67$23,750,620$354,487
Top 6%47%81$26,276,448$324,401
Top 7%51%94$28,305,017$301,117
Top 8%54%108$30,211,055$279,732
Top 9%57%121$31,827,053$263,033
Top 10%60%135$33,394,333$247,365
Top 11%62%148$34,735,001$234,696
Top 12%65%162$36,083,396$222,737
Top 13%67%175$37,232,319$212,756
Top 14%69%189$38,369,195$203,012
Top 15%71%202$39,349,132$194,798
Top 16%72%216$40,344,751$186,781
Top 17%74%230$41,267,538$179,424
Top 18%75%243$42,058,161$173,079
Top 19%77%257$42,835,315$166,674
Top 20%78%270$43,511,063$161,152
Remaining 80% of recips.22%1,083$12,222,865$11,286
 

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