Conservation payments in Benton County, Minnesota totaled $4.7 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 47 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%5$426,974$85,395
Top 2%16%11$737,995$67,090
Top 3%21%16$970,565$60,660
Top 4%26%22$1,211,203$55,055
Top 5%30%27$1,393,655$51,617
Top 6%34%33$1,591,691$48,233
Top 7%37%38$1,742,636$45,859
Top 8%41%44$1,912,006$43,455
Top 9%43%49$2,046,874$41,773
Top 10%47%55$2,201,842$40,034
Top 11%50%61$2,343,825$38,423
Top 12%52%66$2,450,278$37,125
Top 13%54%72$2,564,484$35,618
Top 14%56%77$2,653,834$34,465
Top 15%58%83$2,753,729$33,177
Top 16%60%88$2,833,096$32,194
Top 17%62%94$2,924,486$31,112
Top 18%64%99$2,995,910$30,262
Top 19%65%105$3,078,240$29,317
Top 20%67%111$3,156,807$28,440
Remaining 80% of recips.33%444$1,556,013$3,505
 

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