Conservation payments in Mercer County, Kentucky totaled $1.0 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%2$140,586$70,293
Top 2%23%4$236,640$59,160
Top 3%30%6$304,153$50,692
Top 4%39%9$392,489$43,610
Top 5%43%11$439,382$39,944
Top 6%47%13$478,064$36,774
Top 7%53%16$532,709$33,294
Top 8%56%18$565,668$31,426
Top 9%59%20$595,492$29,775
Top 10%62%23$630,746$27,424
Top 11%64%25$651,729$26,069
Top 12%66%27$672,207$24,897
Top 13%68%29$690,960$23,826
Top 14%71%32$715,449$22,358
Top 15%72%34$729,358$21,452
Top 16%73%36$742,573$20,627
Top 17%75%39$757,943$19,434
Top 18%76%41$766,026$18,684
Top 19%76%43$773,126$17,980
Top 20%78%46$783,598$17,035
Remaining 80% of recips.23%184$227,466$1,236
 

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