Conservation payments in Lafayette County, Missouri totaled $14.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 58 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 6 | $2,012,616 | $335,436 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 13 | $3,225,702 | $248,131 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 20 | $4,154,473 | $207,724 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 27 | $4,981,473 | $184,499 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 34 | $5,732,099 | $168,591 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 41 | $6,392,921 | $155,925 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 48 | $6,945,086 | $144,689 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 55 | $7,444,860 | $135,361 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 62 | $7,874,903 | $127,015 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 69 | $8,250,283 | $119,569 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 76 | $8,599,181 | $113,147 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 83 | $8,925,402 | $107,535 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 90 | $9,225,417 | $102,505 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 97 | $9,500,513 | $97,943 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 103 | $9,722,125 | $94,390 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 110 | $9,960,230 | $90,548 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 117 | $10,179,319 | $87,003 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 124 | $10,385,299 | $83,752 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 131 | $10,579,015 | $80,756 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 138 | $10,756,640 | $77,947 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 555 | $3,510,393 | $6,325 |
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