Conservation payments in Shelby County, Illinois totaled $48.1 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%23$6,757,813$293,818
Top 2%22%46$10,504,741$228,364
Top 3%28%69$13,432,931$194,680
Top 4%33%92$15,988,842$173,792
Top 5%38%115$18,230,383$158,525
Top 6%42%138$20,262,825$146,832
Top 7%46%161$22,094,195$137,231
Top 8%49%184$23,759,120$129,126
Top 9%53%207$25,266,412$122,060
Top 10%56%231$26,696,302$115,568
Top 11%58%254$27,943,159$110,012
Top 12%61%277$29,095,191$105,037
Top 13%63%300$30,142,249$100,474
Top 14%65%323$31,111,783$96,321
Top 15%67%346$32,011,294$92,518
Top 16%68%369$32,844,792$89,010
Top 17%70%392$33,650,515$85,843
Top 18%72%415$34,411,118$82,918
Top 19%73%439$35,161,831$80,095
Top 20%75%462$35,849,876$77,597
Remaining 80% of recips.25%1,849$12,224,494$6,611
 

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