Conservation payments in Benton County, Minnesota totaled $4.3 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 46 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%5$394,179$78,836
Top 2%15%10$638,305$63,831
Top 3%20%15$846,195$56,413
Top 4%25%21$1,076,406$51,257
Top 5%29%26$1,253,462$48,210
Top 6%33%31$1,417,761$45,734
Top 7%37%37$1,598,109$43,192
Top 8%40%42$1,728,392$41,152
Top 9%43%47$1,850,886$39,381
Top 10%46%53$1,990,454$37,556
Top 11%48%58$2,100,445$36,215
Top 12%51%63$2,205,505$35,008
Top 13%54%69$2,321,478$33,645
Top 14%56%74$2,411,167$32,583
Top 15%58%79$2,495,984$31,595
Top 16%60%85$2,590,650$30,478
Top 17%62%90$2,666,255$29,625
Top 18%63%95$2,736,571$28,806
Top 19%65%101$2,817,118$27,892
Top 20%67%106$2,881,366$27,183
Remaining 80% of recips.33%427$1,450,170$3,396
 

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