Conservation payments in Van Buren County, Iowa totaled $85.5 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%15$10,265,214$684,348
Top 2%20%31$17,300,819$558,091
Top 3%27%47$22,850,617$486,183
Top 4%32%63$27,621,123$438,431
Top 5%37%79$31,620,863$400,264
Top 6%41%95$35,164,711$370,155
Top 7%45%111$38,296,207$345,011
Top 8%48%127$41,109,836$323,700
Top 9%51%143$43,666,068$305,357
Top 10%54%159$46,040,435$289,562
Top 11%56%175$48,235,708$275,633
Top 12%59%191$50,300,268$263,352
Top 13%61%207$52,265,460$252,490
Top 14%63%223$54,108,947$242,641
Top 15%65%239$55,823,233$233,570
Top 16%67%255$57,439,611$225,253
Top 17%69%271$58,934,119$217,469
Top 18%71%287$60,316,632$210,162
Top 19%72%303$61,616,375$203,354
Top 20%73%319$62,852,100$197,029
Remaining 80% of recips.27%1,276$22,682,850$17,777
 

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