Conservation payments in Mellette County, South Dakota totaled $4.1 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%1$565,669$565,669
Top 2%23%3$941,527$313,842
Top 3%26%4$1,072,702$268,176
Top 4%31%6$1,300,590$216,765
Top 5%36%8$1,493,117$186,640
Top 6%38%9$1,579,744$175,527
Top 7%42%11$1,739,183$158,108
Top 8%46%13$1,882,468$144,805
Top 9%47%14$1,947,016$139,073
Top 10%50%16$2,070,504$129,407
Top 11%53%18$2,191,871$121,771
Top 12%54%19$2,248,570$118,346
Top 13%57%21$2,351,409$111,972
Top 14%59%23$2,443,714$106,248
Top 15%60%24$2,489,041$103,710
Top 16%62%26$2,577,150$99,121
Top 17%64%28$2,659,671$94,988
Top 18%65%29$2,699,136$93,074
Top 19%67%31$2,769,734$89,346
Top 20%69%33$2,836,896$85,967
Remaining 80% of recips.31%133$1,295,240$9,739
 

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