Conservation payments in Wayne County, Illinois totaled $99.4 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%15%28$15,287,784$545,992
Top 2%24%57$23,824,562$417,975
Top 3%30%85$30,097,562$354,089
Top 4%36%114$35,556,661$311,901
Top 5%40%142$40,098,170$282,381
Top 6%44%171$44,008,863$257,362
Top 7%48%200$47,498,367$237,492
Top 8%51%228$50,530,538$221,625
Top 9%54%257$53,393,389$207,756
Top 10%56%285$55,944,999$196,298
Top 11%59%314$58,354,006$185,841
Top 12%61%342$60,500,634$176,902
Top 13%63%371$62,577,882$168,674
Top 14%65%400$64,533,709$161,334
Top 15%67%428$66,294,573$154,894
Top 16%68%457$68,015,141$148,830
Top 17%70%485$69,588,136$143,481
Top 18%72%514$71,110,185$138,347
Top 19%73%543$72,547,955$133,606
Top 20%74%571$73,850,302$129,335
Remaining 80% of recips.26%2,287$25,503,733$11,152
 

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