Conservation payments in Brookings County, South Dakota totaled $71.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 51 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%12$7,087,624$590,635
Top 2%17%25$12,179,126$487,165
Top 3%23%38$16,369,360$430,773
Top 4%28%51$20,082,452$393,774
Top 5%33%64$23,496,171$367,128
Top 6%37%77$26,613,117$345,625
Top 7%41%90$29,489,798$327,664
Top 8%45%103$32,072,022$311,379
Top 9%48%116$34,436,234$296,864
Top 10%51%129$36,583,950$283,597
Top 11%54%142$38,533,495$271,363
Top 12%57%155$40,370,690$260,456
Top 13%59%167$41,981,667$251,387
Top 14%61%180$43,620,264$242,335
Top 15%63%193$45,155,991$233,969
Top 16%65%206$46,600,923$226,218
Top 17%67%219$47,953,000$218,963
Top 18%69%232$49,229,050$212,194
Top 19%71%245$50,440,328$205,879
Top 20%72%258$51,588,372$199,955
Remaining 80% of recips.28%1,034$19,807,904$19,157
 

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