Conservation payments in Mercer County, Kentucky totaled $1.0 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 62 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%2$142,772$71,386
Top 2%24%4$238,826$59,707
Top 3%30%6$306,339$51,057
Top 4%39%9$395,329$43,925
Top 5%44%11$442,222$40,202
Top 6%47%13$480,904$36,993
Top 7%53%16$536,199$33,512
Top 8%56%18$569,158$31,620
Top 9%59%20$598,982$29,949
Top 10%62%23$634,675$27,595
Top 11%65%25$656,232$26,249
Top 12%67%27$676,714$25,064
Top 13%68%29$695,467$23,982
Top 14%71%32$719,956$22,499
Top 15%72%34$733,865$21,584
Top 16%74%36$747,080$20,752
Top 17%75%39$762,450$19,550
Top 18%76%41$770,533$18,793
Top 19%77%43$777,633$18,084
Top 20%78%46$788,105$17,133
Remaining 80% of recips.22%184$228,210$1,240
 

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