Conservation payments in Van Buren County, Iowa totaled $85.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 54 percent of conservation payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 12% | 15 | $10,265,214 | $684,348 |
Top 2% | 20% | 31 | $17,300,819 | $558,091 |
Top 3% | 27% | 47 | $22,850,617 | $486,183 |
Top 4% | 32% | 63 | $27,621,123 | $438,431 |
Top 5% | 37% | 79 | $31,620,863 | $400,264 |
Top 6% | 41% | 95 | $35,164,711 | $370,155 |
Top 7% | 45% | 111 | $38,296,207 | $345,011 |
Top 8% | 48% | 127 | $41,109,836 | $323,700 |
Top 9% | 51% | 143 | $43,666,068 | $305,357 |
Top 10% | 54% | 159 | $46,040,435 | $289,562 |
Top 11% | 56% | 175 | $48,235,708 | $275,633 |
Top 12% | 59% | 191 | $50,300,268 | $263,352 |
Top 13% | 61% | 207 | $52,265,460 | $252,490 |
Top 14% | 63% | 223 | $54,108,947 | $242,641 |
Top 15% | 65% | 239 | $55,823,233 | $233,570 |
Top 16% | 67% | 255 | $57,439,611 | $225,253 |
Top 17% | 69% | 271 | $58,934,119 | $217,469 |
Top 18% | 71% | 287 | $60,316,632 | $210,162 |
Top 19% | 72% | 303 | $61,616,375 | $203,354 |
Top 20% | 73% | 319 | $62,852,100 | $197,029 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 1,276 | $22,682,850 | $17,777 |