Conservation payments in Mercer County, Missouri totaled $68.8 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%13$9,279,826$713,833
Top 2%22%26$15,195,716$584,451
Top 3%28%39$19,568,700$501,762
Top 4%34%52$23,158,765$445,361
Top 5%38%65$26,159,321$402,451
Top 6%42%79$29,004,086$367,140
Top 7%46%92$31,413,264$341,449
Top 8%49%105$33,685,375$320,813
Top 9%52%118$35,843,769$303,761
Top 10%55%131$37,770,702$288,326
Top 11%57%144$39,550,990$274,660
Top 12%60%158$41,348,061$261,697
Top 13%62%171$42,900,457$250,880
Top 14%64%184$44,321,277$240,877
Top 15%66%197$45,630,509$231,627
Top 16%68%210$46,855,408$223,121
Top 17%70%223$48,002,064$215,256
Top 18%71%237$49,173,186$207,482
Top 19%73%250$50,211,909$200,848
Top 20%74%263$51,201,819$194,684
Remaining 80% of recips.26%1,054$17,612,519$16,710
 

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