Conservation payments in Allen County, Kentucky totaled $20.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 63 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 4 | $2,879,774 | $719,943 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 8 | $4,832,324 | $604,041 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 12 | $6,434,350 | $536,196 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 16 | $7,688,574 | $480,536 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 20 | $8,805,268 | $440,263 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 24 | $9,810,480 | $408,770 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 28 | $10,716,094 | $382,718 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 32 | $11,513,318 | $359,791 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 36 | $12,230,375 | $339,733 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 40 | $12,879,904 | $321,998 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 44 | $13,460,405 | $305,918 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 48 | $13,984,230 | $291,338 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 52 | $14,460,294 | $278,083 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 56 | $14,900,277 | $266,076 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 60 | $15,306,202 | $255,103 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 64 | $15,698,639 | $245,291 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 68 | $16,046,049 | $235,971 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 72 | $16,372,478 | $227,396 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 76 | $16,677,786 | $219,445 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 80 | $16,956,302 | $211,954 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 323 | $3,545,646 | $10,977 |
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