Conservation payments in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota totaled $3.3 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 7 | $268,472 | $38,353 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 15 | $524,603 | $34,974 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 22 | $713,617 | $32,437 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 30 | $906,897 | $30,230 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 37 | $1,055,896 | $28,538 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 45 | $1,200,969 | $26,688 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 52 | $1,314,628 | $25,281 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 60 | $1,428,667 | $23,811 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 67 | $1,519,654 | $22,681 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 75 | $1,616,082 | $21,548 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 83 | $1,704,237 | $20,533 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 90 | $1,775,747 | $19,731 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 98 | $1,852,999 | $18,908 |
| Top 14% | 58% | 105 | $1,917,288 | $18,260 |
| Top 15% | 60% | 113 | $1,984,969 | $17,566 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 120 | $2,039,886 | $16,999 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 128 | $2,100,135 | $16,407 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 135 | $2,149,393 | $15,921 |
| Top 19% | 67% | 143 | $2,202,549 | $15,402 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 151 | $2,252,427 | $14,917 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 604 | $1,034,938 | $1,713 |
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