Conservation payments in Benton County, Missouri totaled $3.6 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 52 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%7%2$250,210$125,105
Top 2%16%5$572,512$114,502
Top 3%23%8$828,603$103,575
Top 4%29%11$1,047,755$95,250
Top 5%34%14$1,234,868$88,205
Top 6%39%17$1,410,600$82,976
Top 7%43%20$1,563,253$78,163
Top 8%47%23$1,693,350$73,624
Top 9%49%25$1,775,310$71,012
Top 10%52%28$1,888,149$67,434
Top 11%55%31$1,994,173$64,328
Top 12%58%34$2,093,535$61,575
Top 13%61%37$2,185,154$59,058
Top 14%63%40$2,267,727$56,693
Top 15%65%43$2,345,030$54,536
Top 16%67%46$2,416,902$52,541
Top 17%68%48$2,457,738$51,203
Top 18%70%51$2,515,820$49,330
Top 19%71%54$2,570,694$47,605
Top 20%73%57$2,623,383$46,024
Remaining 80% of recips.27%231$988,093$4,277
 

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