Conservation payments in Perry County, Illinois totaled $15.2 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%8$1,918,161$239,770
Top 2%19%16$2,885,139$180,321
Top 3%25%24$3,718,289$154,929
Top 4%29%32$4,443,181$138,849
Top 5%34%41$5,160,527$125,867
Top 6%38%49$5,728,288$116,904
Top 7%41%57$6,253,697$109,714
Top 8%44%65$6,730,239$103,542
Top 9%48%74$7,214,482$97,493
Top 10%50%82$7,586,720$92,521
Top 11%52%90$7,939,983$88,222
Top 12%55%98$8,281,402$84,504
Top 13%57%107$8,649,834$80,840
Top 14%59%115$8,956,592$77,883
Top 15%61%123$9,248,094$75,188
Top 16%63%131$9,523,566$72,699
Top 17%65%140$9,821,596$70,154
Top 18%66%148$10,075,898$68,080
Top 19%68%156$10,321,272$66,162
Top 20%70%164$10,554,306$64,356
Remaining 80% of recips.30%660$4,606,807$6,980
 

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