Conservation payments in Van Buren County, Iowa totaled $77.7 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% | 12% | 14 | $9,121,087 | $651,506 |
Top 2% | 20% | 29 | $15,346,939 | $529,205 |
Top 3% | 26% | 44 | $20,417,764 | $464,040 |
Top 4% | 32% | 59 | $24,625,948 | $417,389 |
Top 5% | 36% | 74 | $28,298,637 | $382,414 |
Top 6% | 41% | 89 | $31,517,828 | $354,133 |
Top 7% | 44% | 104 | $34,394,175 | $330,713 |
Top 8% | 48% | 119 | $36,910,081 | $310,169 |
Top 9% | 50% | 134 | $39,225,681 | $292,729 |
Top 10% | 53% | 149 | $41,384,460 | $277,748 |
Top 11% | 56% | 163 | $43,241,183 | $265,283 |
Top 12% | 58% | 178 | $45,135,020 | $253,568 |
Top 13% | 60% | 193 | $46,891,984 | $242,964 |
Top 14% | 62% | 208 | $48,532,131 | $233,328 |
Top 15% | 64% | 223 | $50,089,217 | $224,615 |
Top 16% | 66% | 238 | $51,566,512 | $216,666 |
Top 17% | 68% | 253 | $52,958,162 | $209,321 |
Top 18% | 70% | 268 | $54,250,006 | $202,425 |
Top 19% | 71% | 283 | $55,459,984 | $195,972 |
Top 20% | 73% | 298 | $56,590,882 | $189,902 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 1,192 | $21,114,102 | $17,713 |