Conservation payments in Shelby County, Kentucky totaled $2.8 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 59 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%21%2$604,115$302,058
Top 2%28%4$799,418$199,855
Top 3%34%6$972,270$162,045
Top 4%41%9$1,165,714$129,524
Top 5%45%11$1,264,922$114,993
Top 6%48%13$1,352,199$104,015
Top 7%52%16$1,471,102$91,944
Top 8%54%18$1,538,845$85,491
Top 9%56%20$1,602,655$80,133
Top 10%59%23$1,689,217$73,444
Top 11%61%25$1,740,954$69,638
Top 12%63%27$1,789,831$66,290
Top 13%65%30$1,858,204$61,940
Top 14%67%32$1,902,026$59,438
Top 15%68%34$1,943,791$57,170
Top 16%70%36$1,983,487$55,097
Top 17%72%39$2,041,276$52,340
Top 18%73%41$2,078,631$50,698
Top 19%75%43$2,115,210$49,191
Top 20%76%46$2,167,066$47,110
Remaining 80% of recips.24%185$672,312$3,634
 

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