Conservation payments in Shelby County, Indiana totaled $3.9 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%8%2$319,311$159,656
Top 2%16%5$621,594$124,319
Top 3%22%8$868,244$108,530
Top 4%27%11$1,084,704$98,610
Top 5%31%13$1,215,586$93,507
Top 6%36%16$1,407,238$87,952
Top 7%40%19$1,584,411$83,390
Top 8%44%22$1,722,211$78,282
Top 9%46%24$1,808,684$75,362
Top 10%49%27$1,926,770$71,362
Top 11%51%30$2,032,703$67,757
Top 12%54%33$2,132,131$64,610
Top 13%56%35$2,195,365$62,725
Top 14%58%38$2,285,739$60,151
Top 15%60%41$2,368,610$57,771
Top 16%62%44$2,446,153$55,594
Top 17%63%46$2,493,863$54,214
Top 18%65%49$2,561,152$52,268
Top 19%67%52$2,625,853$50,497
Top 20%68%55$2,690,093$48,911
Remaining 80% of recips.32%221$1,258,434$5,694
 

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