Conservation payments in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota totaled $3.7 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 48 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 7 | $277,832 | $39,690 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 15 | $545,016 | $36,334 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 23 | $775,818 | $33,731 |
| Top 4% | 26% | 31 | $978,514 | $31,565 |
| Top 5% | 31% | 39 | $1,162,429 | $29,806 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 47 | $1,315,486 | $27,989 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 55 | $1,447,331 | $26,315 |
| Top 8% | 42% | 63 | $1,562,283 | $24,798 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 71 | $1,667,589 | $23,487 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 79 | $1,768,322 | $22,384 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 87 | $1,860,378 | $21,384 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 95 | $1,941,694 | $20,439 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 103 | $2,019,086 | $19,603 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 111 | $2,093,476 | $18,860 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 118 | $2,154,218 | $18,256 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 126 | $2,220,371 | $17,622 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 134 | $2,283,491 | $17,041 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 142 | $2,343,438 | $16,503 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 150 | $2,399,298 | $15,995 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 158 | $2,452,277 | $15,521 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 635 | $1,256,176 | $1,978 |
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