Conservation payments in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky totaled $17.4 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 58 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%4$2,944,010$736,002
Top 2%26%8$4,495,571$561,946
Top 3%32%12$5,555,253$462,938
Top 4%39%17$6,712,848$394,873
Top 5%43%21$7,442,014$354,382
Top 6%46%25$8,031,359$321,254
Top 7%49%29$8,572,127$295,591
Top 8%53%34$9,188,349$270,246
Top 9%55%38$9,607,716$252,835
Top 10%58%42$9,996,546$238,013
Top 11%60%47$10,453,831$222,422
Top 12%62%51$10,799,157$211,748
Top 13%64%55$11,109,773$201,996
Top 14%66%59$11,400,383$193,227
Top 15%68%64$11,727,889$183,248
Top 16%69%68$11,972,655$176,068
Top 17%70%72$12,208,164$169,558
Top 18%72%77$12,490,166$162,210
Top 19%73%81$12,706,589$156,871
Top 20%74%85$12,914,283$151,933
Remaining 80% of recips.26%343$4,444,270$12,957
 

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