Conservation payments in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota totaled $71.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 57 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 22 | $9,590,560 | $435,935 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 45 | $16,197,207 | $359,938 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 67 | $21,142,937 | $315,566 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 90 | $25,417,328 | $282,415 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 112 | $28,810,704 | $257,238 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 135 | $31,895,420 | $236,262 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 157 | $34,527,701 | $219,922 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 180 | $36,937,585 | $205,209 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 202 | $38,988,815 | $193,014 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 225 | $40,926,885 | $181,897 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 247 | $42,559,913 | $172,307 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 270 | $44,121,377 | $163,413 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 292 | $45,511,192 | $155,860 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 315 | $46,849,089 | $148,727 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 337 | $48,057,903 | $142,605 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 360 | $49,267,686 | $136,855 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 382 | $50,357,781 | $131,827 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 405 | $51,434,171 | $126,998 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 427 | $52,417,809 | $122,758 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 450 | $53,378,399 | $118,619 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 1,801 | $18,178,261 | $10,093 |
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