Conservation payments in Muscatine County, Iowa totaled $2.7 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 38 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5% | 3 | $134,455 | $44,818 |
| Top 2% | 11% | 7 | $288,994 | $41,285 |
| Top 3% | 15% | 11 | $415,854 | $37,805 |
| Top 4% | 20% | 15 | $532,215 | $35,481 |
| Top 5% | 23% | 19 | $637,896 | $33,573 |
| Top 6% | 27% | 23 | $734,618 | $31,940 |
| Top 7% | 30% | 27 | $821,669 | $30,432 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 30 | $885,507 | $29,517 |
| Top 9% | 35% | 34 | $964,505 | $28,368 |
| Top 10% | 38% | 38 | $1,036,052 | $27,265 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 42 | $1,103,217 | $26,267 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 46 | $1,168,894 | $25,411 |
| Top 13% | 45% | 50 | $1,232,168 | $24,643 |
| Top 14% | 47% | 54 | $1,292,881 | $23,942 |
| Top 15% | 50% | 58 | $1,351,380 | $23,300 |
| Top 16% | 51% | 61 | $1,393,944 | $22,852 |
| Top 17% | 53% | 65 | $1,449,197 | $22,295 |
| Top 18% | 55% | 69 | $1,503,007 | $21,783 |
| Top 19% | 57% | 73 | $1,554,672 | $21,297 |
| Top 20% | 59% | 77 | $1,604,159 | $20,833 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 41% | 310 | $1,118,312 | $3,607 |
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