Conservation payments in Benton County, Iowa totaled $65.1 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 53 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%17$8,540,943$502,408
Top 2%21%34$13,794,902$405,732
Top 3%27%52$17,838,607$343,050
Top 4%32%69$20,998,873$304,332
Top 5%37%87$23,903,649$274,755
Top 6%41%104$26,396,247$253,810
Top 7%44%121$28,631,741$236,626
Top 8%47%139$30,773,381$221,391
Top 9%50%156$32,624,868$209,134
Top 10%53%174$34,437,370$197,916
Top 11%55%191$36,050,272$188,745
Top 12%58%209$37,640,988$180,100
Top 13%60%226$39,031,264$172,705
Top 14%62%243$40,343,706$166,023
Top 15%64%261$41,647,647$159,570
Top 16%66%278$42,817,338$154,019
Top 17%68%296$43,994,820$148,631
Top 18%69%313$45,015,302$143,819
Top 19%71%330$45,967,358$139,295
Top 20%72%348$46,937,486$134,878
Remaining 80% of recips.28%1,394$18,140,930$13,014
 

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