Conservation payments in Knox County, Illinois totaled $54.5 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%14$8,742,909$624,494
Top 2%27%28$14,675,198$524,114
Top 3%35%43$19,001,328$441,891
Top 4%41%57$22,118,668$388,047
Top 5%45%71$24,547,868$345,745
Top 6%49%86$26,695,177$310,409
Top 7%52%100$28,480,789$284,808
Top 8%55%115$30,177,282$262,411
Top 9%58%129$31,615,461$245,081
Top 10%60%143$32,935,072$230,315
Top 11%63%158$34,226,651$216,624
Top 12%65%172$35,329,574$205,405
Top 13%67%187$36,464,453$194,997
Top 14%69%201$37,450,996$186,323
Top 15%70%215$38,360,580$178,421
Top 16%72%230$39,268,983$170,735
Top 17%74%244$40,066,428$164,207
Top 18%75%259$40,871,879$157,806
Top 19%76%273$41,586,528$152,332
Top 20%78%287$42,267,495$147,274
Remaining 80% of recips.22%1,152$12,193,736$10,585
 

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