Conservation payments in Washington County, Illinois totaled $14.5 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%15%8$2,148,369$268,546
Top 2%22%17$3,250,481$191,205
Top 3%28%26$4,081,228$156,970
Top 4%33%35$4,811,663$137,476
Top 5%38%44$5,437,400$123,577
Top 6%42%53$6,000,313$113,213
Top 7%45%61$6,449,308$105,726
Top 8%48%70$6,906,975$98,671
Top 9%51%79$7,333,521$92,829
Top 10%53%88$7,734,390$87,891
Top 11%56%97$8,102,529$83,531
Top 12%58%106$8,441,316$79,635
Top 13%61%115$8,752,229$76,106
Top 14%62%123$9,011,326$73,263
Top 15%64%132$9,283,679$70,331
Top 16%66%141$9,537,652$67,643
Top 17%68%150$9,775,385$65,169
Top 18%69%159$10,003,677$62,916
Top 19%71%168$10,215,802$60,808
Top 20%72%177$10,417,151$58,854
Remaining 80% of recips.28%708$4,041,361$5,708
 

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