Conservation payments in Wapello County, Iowa totaled $68.9 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 55 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%14$8,633,508$616,679
Top 2%21%29$14,662,243$505,595
Top 3%27%43$18,882,195$439,121
Top 4%33%58$22,738,950$392,051
Top 5%38%73$26,067,282$357,086
Top 6%42%87$28,816,668$331,226
Top 7%46%102$31,453,372$308,366
Top 8%49%116$33,712,415$290,624
Top 9%52%131$35,888,136$273,955
Top 10%55%146$37,820,548$259,045
Top 11%57%160$39,481,664$246,760
Top 12%60%175$41,145,861$235,119
Top 13%62%189$42,552,896$225,148
Top 14%64%204$43,938,816$215,386
Top 15%66%219$45,223,039$206,498
Top 16%67%233$46,353,905$198,944
Top 17%69%248$47,506,696$191,559
Top 18%70%262$48,543,500$185,281
Top 19%72%277$49,610,616$179,100
Top 20%73%292$50,609,827$173,321
Remaining 80% of recips.27%1,169$18,263,891$15,624
 

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