Conservation payments in Union County, Illinois totaled $43.0 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%10$6,310,486$631,049
Top 2%23%20$9,965,925$498,296
Top 3%29%30$12,567,856$418,929
Top 4%34%40$14,782,606$369,565
Top 5%39%50$16,678,058$333,561
Top 6%43%60$18,351,256$305,854
Top 7%46%70$19,850,461$283,578
Top 8%49%80$21,167,979$264,600
Top 9%52%90$22,358,640$248,429
Top 10%55%100$23,486,833$234,868
Top 11%57%110$24,521,723$222,925
Top 12%59%120$25,473,583$212,280
Top 13%62%131$26,450,811$201,915
Top 14%63%141$27,276,953$193,454
Top 15%65%151$28,058,698$185,819
Top 16%67%161$28,791,820$178,831
Top 17%69%171$29,486,731$172,437
Top 18%70%181$30,146,867$166,557
Top 19%72%191$30,767,729$161,088
Top 20%73%201$31,362,748$156,034
Remaining 80% of recips.27%807$11,634,094$14,416
 

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