Conservation payments in Mercer County, Illinois totaled $59.8 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 53 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%14$8,024,272$573,162
Top 2%21%29$12,456,432$429,532
Top 3%27%44$16,082,436$365,510
Top 4%32%59$19,193,611$325,315
Top 5%37%74$21,986,860$297,120
Top 6%41%88$24,286,921$275,988
Top 7%44%103$26,479,264$257,080
Top 8%47%118$28,367,738$240,405
Top 9%50%133$30,079,423$226,161
Top 10%53%148$31,639,707$213,782
Top 11%55%163$33,100,103$203,068
Top 12%57%177$34,395,470$194,325
Top 13%60%192$35,685,016$185,859
Top 14%62%207$36,894,216$178,233
Top 15%64%222$38,033,749$171,323
Top 16%65%237$39,076,683$164,881
Top 17%67%252$40,051,227$158,933
Top 18%68%266$40,919,318$153,832
Top 19%70%281$41,812,546$148,799
Top 20%71%296$42,673,934$144,169
Remaining 80% of recips.29%1,187$17,159,069$14,456
 

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