Conservation payments in Nelson County, Kentucky totaled $2.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 73 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%24%2$689,455$344,728
Top 2%37%5$1,076,600$215,320
Top 3%45%8$1,307,483$163,435
Top 4%52%11$1,490,834$135,530
Top 5%57%14$1,647,225$117,659
Top 6%62%17$1,775,719$104,454
Top 7%66%20$1,884,285$94,214
Top 8%68%23$1,965,226$85,445
Top 9%71%26$2,037,145$78,352
Top 10%73%29$2,101,559$72,468
Top 11%75%31$2,142,610$69,116
Top 12%76%34$2,197,766$64,640
Top 13%78%37$2,247,453$60,742
Top 14%80%40$2,293,188$57,330
Top 15%81%43$2,337,126$54,352
Top 16%83%46$2,376,761$51,669
Top 17%84%49$2,409,654$49,177
Top 18%85%52$2,440,873$46,940
Top 19%86%55$2,467,117$44,857
Top 20%87%58$2,491,132$42,951
Remaining 80% of recips.13%232$384,849$1,659
 

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