Conservation payments in Pope County, Illinois totaled $18.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%6$2,188,682$364,780
Top 2%19%12$3,530,178$294,181
Top 3%24%18$4,515,826$250,879
Top 4%28%24$5,380,168$224,174
Top 5%33%31$6,262,986$202,032
Top 6%37%37$6,962,736$188,182
Top 7%40%43$7,610,913$176,998
Top 8%43%49$8,213,602$167,625
Top 9%46%55$8,771,859$159,488
Top 10%50%62$9,387,816$151,416
Top 11%52%68$9,892,064$145,472
Top 12%55%74$10,365,159$140,070
Top 13%57%80$10,798,993$134,987
Top 14%59%86$11,205,258$130,294
Top 15%61%93$11,634,661$125,104
Top 16%63%99$11,970,006$120,909
Top 17%65%105$12,287,574$117,025
Top 18%66%111$12,594,928$113,468
Top 19%68%117$12,889,813$110,169
Top 20%70%124$13,216,345$106,583
Remaining 80% of recips.30%497$5,728,519$11,526
 

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