Conservation payments in Lee County, Illinois totaled $21.2 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%10$2,126,574$212,657
Top 2%17%20$3,620,576$181,029
Top 3%24%31$5,004,083$161,422
Top 4%29%41$6,059,629$147,796
Top 5%33%52$7,050,320$135,583
Top 6%37%62$7,865,878$126,869
Top 7%41%73$8,687,666$119,009
Top 8%44%83$9,347,113$112,616
Top 9%47%93$9,905,610$106,512
Top 10%49%104$10,463,782$100,613
Top 11%52%114$10,938,820$95,955
Top 12%54%125$11,421,592$91,373
Top 13%56%135$11,838,635$87,694
Top 14%58%146$12,264,444$84,003
Top 15%60%156$12,630,875$80,967
Top 16%61%167$13,018,139$77,953
Top 17%63%177$13,352,894$75,440
Top 18%64%187$13,668,784$73,095
Top 19%66%198$14,003,225$70,723
Top 20%67%208$14,297,438$68,738
Remaining 80% of recips.33%836$6,919,915$8,277
 

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