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
 

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