Conservation payments in Monroe County, Illinois totaled $11.7 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 54 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%6$1,571,587$261,931
Top 2%22%12$2,546,841$212,237
Top 3%28%18$3,241,738$180,097
Top 4%33%24$3,830,806$159,617
Top 5%37%30$4,341,551$144,718
Top 6%41%36$4,804,956$133,471
Top 7%45%42$5,228,839$124,496
Top 8%48%48$5,624,703$117,181
Top 9%51%54$6,001,449$111,138
Top 10%54%60$6,330,258$105,504
Top 11%57%66$6,630,700$100,465
Top 12%59%72$6,916,319$96,060
Top 13%62%78$7,179,901$92,050
Top 14%64%84$7,420,806$88,343
Top 15%66%90$7,648,586$84,984
Top 16%67%96$7,847,480$81,745
Top 17%69%102$8,029,584$78,721
Top 18%70%108$8,201,532$75,940
Top 19%72%114$8,362,049$73,351
Top 20%73%120$8,510,167$70,918
Remaining 80% of recips.27%483$3,145,119$6,512

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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