Conservation payments in Menard County, Illinois totaled $28.3 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 64 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%8$4,475,661$559,458
Top 2%26%17$7,403,120$435,478
Top 3%34%26$9,737,713$374,527
Top 4%41%35$11,562,276$330,351
Top 5%46%44$13,125,800$298,314
Top 6%51%53$14,446,149$272,569
Top 7%55%62$15,517,043$250,275
Top 8%58%71$16,475,127$232,044
Top 9%61%79$17,238,316$218,207
Top 10%64%88$17,976,325$204,276
Top 11%66%97$18,643,258$192,199
Top 12%68%106$19,262,294$181,720
Top 13%70%115$19,821,231$172,359
Top 14%72%124$20,336,216$164,002
Top 15%74%133$20,805,093$156,429
Top 16%75%142$21,234,756$149,541
Top 17%76%150$21,585,201$143,901
Top 18%78%159$21,945,898$138,025
Top 19%79%168$22,280,940$132,625
Top 20%80%177$22,598,877$127,677
Remaining 80% of recips.20%711$5,698,722$8,015
 

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