Conservation payments in Lee County, Iowa totaled $56.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%14$7,793,321$556,666
Top 2%21%28$11,976,827$427,744
Top 3%28%43$15,512,170$360,748
Top 4%32%57$18,284,603$320,783
Top 5%37%71$20,784,500$292,739
Top 6%41%86$23,215,483$269,947
Top 7%45%100$25,214,956$252,150
Top 8%48%114$26,989,561$236,751
Top 9%51%129$28,728,729$222,703
Top 10%54%143$30,252,514$211,556
Top 11%56%158$31,764,290$201,040
Top 12%59%172$33,040,030$192,093
Top 13%61%186$34,191,710$183,826
Top 14%63%201$35,352,357$175,882
Top 15%65%215$36,393,226$169,271
Top 16%66%229$37,373,619$163,204
Top 17%68%244$38,374,403$157,272
Top 18%70%258$39,254,432$152,149
Top 19%71%273$40,128,013$146,989
Top 20%72%287$40,880,285$142,440
Remaining 80% of recips.28%1,150$15,514,700$13,491
 

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