Conservation payments in McDonough County, Illinois totaled $28.4 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%9$4,713,127$523,681
Top 2%26%18$7,307,121$405,951
Top 3%32%27$9,143,127$338,634
Top 4%38%36$10,708,721$297,464
Top 5%42%45$12,047,994$267,733
Top 6%47%55$13,268,110$241,238
Top 7%50%64$14,225,993$222,281
Top 8%53%73$15,123,829$207,176
Top 9%56%82$15,959,779$194,631
Top 10%59%91$16,726,821$183,811
Top 11%62%101$17,501,925$173,286
Top 12%64%110$18,147,686$164,979
Top 13%66%119$18,754,942$157,605
Top 14%68%128$19,318,192$150,923
Top 15%70%137$19,834,815$144,780
Top 16%72%147$20,361,811$138,516
Top 17%73%156$20,792,205$133,283
Top 18%75%165$21,192,039$128,437
Top 19%76%174$21,565,397$123,939
Top 20%77%183$21,916,461$119,762
Remaining 80% of recips.23%736$6,526,146$8,867
 

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