Conservation payments in Perry County, Illinois totaled $14.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 49 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%7$1,696,349$242,336
Top 2%19%15$2,682,847$178,856
Top 3%24%23$3,490,281$151,751
Top 4%29%31$4,213,040$135,905
Top 5%33%38$4,771,155$125,557
Top 6%37%46$5,339,000$116,065
Top 7%41%54$5,871,236$108,727
Top 8%44%62$6,342,208$102,294
Top 9%47%70$6,771,398$96,734
Top 10%49%77$7,105,069$92,274
Top 11%52%85$7,460,752$87,774
Top 12%54%93$7,795,639$83,824
Top 13%56%101$8,110,510$80,302
Top 14%58%108$8,374,349$77,540
Top 15%60%116$8,664,842$74,697
Top 16%62%124$8,940,693$72,102
Top 17%64%132$9,208,941$69,765
Top 18%66%140$9,466,808$67,620
Top 19%67%147$9,685,246$65,886
Top 20%69%155$9,925,528$64,036
Remaining 80% of recips.31%623$4,508,310$7,236
 

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