Conservation payments in Illinois NRCS totaled $106 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 69 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 54 | $31,471,531 | $582,806 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 109 | $39,875,345 | $365,829 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 164 | $46,805,175 | $285,397 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 219 | $52,544,563 | $239,930 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 273 | $57,371,241 | $210,151 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 328 | $61,686,860 | $188,070 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 383 | $65,327,548 | $170,568 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 438 | $68,433,186 | $156,240 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 492 | $71,030,897 | $144,372 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 547 | $73,365,069 | $134,123 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 602 | $75,427,942 | $125,296 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 657 | $77,306,527 | $117,666 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 711 | $78,996,443 | $111,106 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 766 | $80,563,555 | $105,174 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 821 | $81,990,816 | $99,867 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 876 | $83,303,522 | $95,095 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 930 | $84,501,827 | $90,862 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 985 | $85,647,948 | $86,952 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 1,040 | $86,704,682 | $83,370 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 1,095 | $87,693,540 | $80,085 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 4,381 | $18,519,252 | $4,227 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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