Conservation payments in Knox County, Illinois totaled $49.5 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%16%13$7,705,207$592,708
Top 2%27%26$13,130,126$505,005
Top 3%34%39$16,885,352$432,958
Top 4%40%52$19,698,281$378,813
Top 5%44%65$22,010,755$338,627
Top 6%49%79$24,002,341$303,827
Top 7%52%92$25,601,327$278,275
Top 8%55%105$27,067,466$257,785
Top 9%57%118$28,426,713$240,904
Top 10%60%131$29,675,341$226,529
Top 11%62%144$30,819,561$214,025
Top 12%65%158$31,932,548$202,105
Top 13%67%171$32,910,781$192,461
Top 14%68%184$33,814,557$183,775
Top 15%70%197$34,655,189$175,915
Top 16%72%210$35,429,328$168,711
Top 17%73%224$36,220,458$161,698
Top 18%75%237$36,922,562$155,791
Top 19%76%250$37,593,450$150,374
Top 20%77%263$38,219,693$145,322
Remaining 80% of recips.23%1,055$11,250,222$10,664
 

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