Conservation payments in Menard County, Illinois totaled $31.2 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 65 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%9$5,266,995$585,222
Top 2%28%19$8,615,373$453,441
Top 3%35%28$10,999,440$392,837
Top 4%42%38$13,115,462$345,144
Top 5%47%47$14,770,802$314,272
Top 6%52%57$16,256,662$285,205
Top 7%56%66$17,353,926$262,938
Top 8%59%76$18,450,803$242,774
Top 9%62%85$19,320,535$227,300
Top 10%65%95$20,181,928$212,441
Top 11%67%104$20,872,580$200,698
Top 12%69%114$21,552,524$189,057
Top 13%71%123$22,112,209$179,774
Top 14%73%133$22,689,877$170,601
Top 15%74%142$23,148,137$163,015
Top 16%76%152$23,627,978$155,447
Top 17%77%161$24,028,097$149,243
Top 18%78%171$24,441,120$142,931
Top 19%79%180$24,791,622$137,731
Top 20%81%190$25,154,267$132,391
Remaining 80% of recips.19%761$6,044,030$7,942
 

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