Conservation payments in Edgar County, Illinois totaled $24.5 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%20%16$4,844,565$302,785
Top 2%29%33$7,048,527$213,592
Top 3%35%49$8,518,064$173,838
Top 4%40%66$9,848,367$149,218
Top 5%45%82$10,915,424$133,115
Top 6%49%99$11,912,068$120,324
Top 7%52%115$12,717,272$110,585
Top 8%55%132$13,484,710$102,157
Top 9%58%148$14,136,987$95,520
Top 10%60%165$14,750,012$89,394
Top 11%62%181$15,282,231$84,432
Top 12%64%198$15,804,076$79,819
Top 13%66%214$16,260,779$75,985
Top 14%68%231$16,711,044$72,342
Top 15%70%247$17,100,204$69,232
Top 16%71%264$17,480,618$66,214
Top 17%73%280$17,814,042$63,622
Top 18%74%297$18,148,420$61,106
Top 19%75%313$18,442,269$58,921
Top 20%76%330$18,737,308$56,780
Remaining 80% of recips.24%1,321$5,781,763$4,377
 

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