Conservation payments in Illinois totaled $166 million in 2021

In 2021, 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 2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%419$19,091,906$45,565
Top 2%19%838$32,041,307$38,235
Top 3%25%1,258$42,227,394$33,567
Top 4%30%1,677$50,671,991$30,216
Top 5%35%2,097$57,941,262$27,631
Top 6%39%2,516$64,294,215$25,554
Top 7%42%2,936$69,980,429$23,835
Top 8%45%3,355$75,101,654$22,385
Top 9%48%3,774$79,766,797$21,136
Top 10%50%4,194$84,057,881$20,042
Top 11%53%4,613$87,990,619$19,074
Top 12%55%5,033$91,652,073$18,210
Top 13%57%5,452$95,062,007$17,436
Top 14%59%5,872$98,273,519$16,736
Top 15%61%6,291$101,275,395$16,098
Top 16%63%6,710$104,096,636$15,514
Top 17%64%7,130$106,769,755$14,975
Top 18%66%7,549$109,299,159$14,479
Top 19%67%7,969$111,702,604$14,017
Top 20%68%8,388$113,980,998$13,589
Remaining 80% of recips.32%33,555$52,502,865$1,565
 

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