Conservation payments in Mercer County, Illinois totaled $66.2 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%16$9,367,017$585,439
Top 2%22%32$14,497,009$453,032
Top 3%28%48$18,723,911$390,081
Top 4%34%64$22,187,323$346,677
Top 5%38%80$25,302,352$316,279
Top 6%42%96$28,038,214$292,065
Top 7%46%112$30,406,678$271,488
Top 8%49%128$32,477,362$253,729
Top 9%52%144$34,354,239$238,571
Top 10%55%160$36,086,329$225,540
Top 11%57%176$37,674,052$214,057
Top 12%59%192$39,173,118$204,027
Top 13%61%208$40,557,009$194,986
Top 14%63%224$41,852,514$186,842
Top 15%65%240$43,069,096$179,455
Top 16%67%256$44,197,980$172,648
Top 17%68%272$45,261,223$166,402
Top 18%70%288$46,270,193$160,660
Top 19%71%304$47,218,879$155,325
Top 20%73%320$48,122,698$150,383
Remaining 80% of recips.27%1,282$18,076,309$14,100
 

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