Conservation payments in Hardin County, Illinois totaled $4.5 million from 1995-2016.
Congressional Districts in Hardin County, Illinois Receiving Subtotal, Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2016
| Rank |
District |
Subtotal, Conservation Programs
1995-2016 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) | $695,287,881 | 27.1% | 27.1% |
| 2 | 18th District of Illinois (Rep. Darin LaHood) | $510,050,004 | 19.9% | 47.0% |
| 3 | 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) | $326,960,758 | 12.7% | 59.7% |
| 4 | 16th District of Illinois (Rep. Adam Kinzinger) | $228,300,598 | 8.9% | 68.6% |
| 5 | 13th District of Illinois (Rep. Rodney Davis) | $224,325,701 | 8.7% | 77.3% |
| 6 | 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) | $198,597,538 | 7.7% | 85.1% |
| 7 | 2nd District of Illinois (Rep. Robin Kelly) | $13,370,694 | 0.5% | 85.6% |
| 8 | 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Randy Hultgren) | $10,172,550 | 0.4% | 86.0% |
| 9 | 1st District of Illinois (Rep. Bobby Rush) | $452,166 | 0.0% | 86.0% |
| 10 | 8th District of Illinois (Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi) | $199,300 | 0.0% | 86.0% |
| 11 | 3rd District of Illinois (Rep. Dan Lipinski) | $187,179 | 0.0% | 86.0% |
| 12 | 6th District of Illinois (Rep. Peter Roskam) | $142,586 | 0.0% | 86.0% |
| 13 | 11th District of Illinois (Rep. Bill Foster) | $107,239 | 0.0% | 86.0% |
| 14 | 10th District of Illinois (Rep. Brad Schneider) | $82,445 | 0.0% | 86.0% |
NOTE: Not all recipients were able to be placed into Congressional Districts
so the District total may not total 100%. Nationally 96% of all program monies were designated into a Congressional District
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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