Conservation payments in Union County, Illinois totaled $47.4 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 54 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%10$6,654,814$665,481
Top 2%23%21$10,753,307$512,062
Top 3%28%31$13,451,063$433,905
Top 4%34%42$16,046,654$382,063
Top 5%38%52$18,017,764$346,495
Top 6%42%63$19,949,874$316,665
Top 7%46%73$21,576,061$295,562
Top 8%49%84$23,152,961$275,630
Top 9%52%95$24,579,972$258,737
Top 10%54%105$25,788,486$245,605
Top 11%57%116$27,030,504$233,022
Top 12%59%126$28,073,584$222,806
Top 13%62%137$29,146,977$212,752
Top 14%63%147$30,059,985$204,490
Top 15%65%158$30,993,684$196,163
Top 16%67%169$31,872,643$188,596
Top 17%69%179$32,632,643$182,305
Top 18%71%190$33,425,902$175,926
Top 19%72%200$34,106,203$170,531
Top 20%74%211$34,805,718$164,956
Remaining 80% of recips.27%846$12,548,524$14,833
 

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