Conservation payments in Mahaska County, Iowa totaled $112 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 52 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%18$13,773,953$765,220
Top 2%20%37$22,437,551$606,420
Top 3%26%55$28,874,173$524,985
Top 4%31%74$34,640,605$468,116
Top 5%35%92$39,481,905$429,151
Top 6%39%111$44,196,354$398,165
Top 7%43%129$48,194,092$373,598
Top 8%46%148$52,112,649$352,112
Top 9%49%166$55,534,677$334,546
Top 10%52%185$58,881,027$318,276
Top 11%55%203$61,845,616$304,658
Top 12%58%222$64,741,652$291,629
Top 13%60%240$67,310,665$280,461
Top 14%62%259$69,864,717$269,748
Top 15%64%277$72,121,212$260,365
Top 16%66%296$74,330,747$251,117
Top 17%68%314$76,304,449$243,008
Top 18%70%333$78,272,240$235,052
Top 19%71%351$80,011,928$227,954
Top 20%73%370$81,733,718$220,902
Remaining 80% of recips.27%1,482$30,706,474$20,720
 

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