Conservation payments in Clay County, Illinois totaled $46.7 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 60 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%18%16$8,275,677$517,230
Top 2%27%33$12,734,165$385,884
Top 3%34%50$15,952,174$319,043
Top 4%39%66$18,356,865$278,134
Top 5%44%83$20,544,034$247,518
Top 6%48%100$22,405,144$224,051
Top 7%51%116$24,019,645$207,066
Top 8%55%133$25,566,571$192,230
Top 9%58%150$26,940,445$179,603
Top 10%60%166$28,120,224$169,399
Top 11%63%183$29,245,865$159,813
Top 12%65%200$30,292,429$151,462
Top 13%67%216$31,227,617$144,572
Top 14%69%233$32,141,188$137,945
Top 15%71%250$32,976,404$131,906
Top 16%72%267$33,723,562$126,305
Top 17%74%283$34,365,185$121,432
Top 18%75%300$34,984,654$116,616
Top 19%76%317$35,568,902$112,205
Top 20%77%333$36,091,463$108,383
Remaining 80% of recips.23%1,336$10,656,347$7,976
 

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