Conservation Reserve Program payments in Illinois totaled $3.2 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of CRP recipients were paid 58 percent of CRP payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%1,113$532,382,902$478,331
Top 2%25%2,227$827,017,802$371,360
Top 3%32%3,340$1,046,705,674$313,385
Top 4%38%4,454$1,224,114,832$274,835
Top 5%42%5,568$1,373,902,168$246,750
Top 6%46%6,681$1,503,290,020$225,010
Top 7%50%7,795$1,617,627,724$207,521
Top 8%53%8,909$1,719,922,593$193,055
Top 9%56%10,022$1,812,533,793$180,856
Top 10%58%11,136$1,897,283,455$170,374
Top 11%61%12,250$1,974,912,691$161,217
Top 12%63%13,363$2,046,183,557$153,123
Top 13%65%14,477$2,112,108,475$145,894
Top 14%67%15,591$2,173,091,373$139,381
Top 15%69%16,704$2,229,968,940$133,499
Top 16%70%17,818$2,283,164,959$128,138
Top 17%72%18,932$2,332,990,197$123,230
Top 18%73%20,045$2,379,722,787$118,719
Top 19%75%21,159$2,423,648,639$114,545
Top 20%76%22,273$2,464,943,515$110,670
Remaining 80% of recips.24%89,093$783,019,628$8,789
 

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