Conservation payments in Shelby County, Illinois totaled $53.2 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 56 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%24$7,515,357$313,140
Top 2%22%49$11,826,412$241,355
Top 3%29%73$15,168,196$207,784
Top 4%34%98$18,133,551$185,036
Top 5%39%123$20,755,786$168,746
Top 6%43%147$22,965,542$156,228
Top 7%47%172$25,030,447$145,526
Top 8%50%196$26,824,168$136,858
Top 9%54%221$28,529,659$129,093
Top 10%56%246$30,066,386$122,221
Top 11%59%270$31,431,686$116,414
Top 12%61%295$32,718,073$110,909
Top 13%64%319$33,835,361$106,067
Top 14%66%344$34,906,614$101,473
Top 15%67%369$35,910,010$97,317
Top 16%69%393$36,817,538$93,683
Top 17%71%418$37,717,259$90,233
Top 18%72%442$38,544,332$87,204
Top 19%74%467$39,357,123$84,277
Top 20%75%492$40,125,175$81,555
Remaining 80% of recips.25%1,969$13,096,155$6,651
 

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