Conservation payments in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota totaled $3.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 8 | $285,890 | $35,736 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 16 | $536,612 | $33,538 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 24 | $742,218 | $30,926 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 32 | $921,031 | $28,782 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 40 | $1,068,887 | $26,722 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 48 | $1,200,496 | $25,010 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 56 | $1,315,372 | $23,489 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 64 | $1,418,892 | $22,170 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 72 | $1,514,785 | $21,039 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 80 | $1,602,994 | $20,037 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 88 | $1,683,821 | $19,134 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 96 | $1,759,908 | $18,332 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 104 | $1,830,716 | $17,603 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 112 | $1,895,743 | $16,926 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 120 | $1,957,701 | $16,314 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 128 | $2,016,526 | $15,754 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 137 | $2,078,234 | $15,170 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 145 | $2,128,598 | $14,680 |
| Top 19% | 67% | 153 | $2,174,643 | $14,213 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 161 | $2,216,934 | $13,770 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 645 | $1,006,068 | $1,560 |
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