Conservation payments in Berrien County, Michigan totaled $4.6 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%15%3$710,093$236,698
Top 2%23%6$1,054,071$175,679
Top 3%29%9$1,337,621$148,625
Top 4%33%12$1,538,957$128,246
Top 5%37%15$1,699,825$113,322
Top 6%40%18$1,841,383$102,299
Top 7%43%21$1,969,125$93,768
Top 8%45%24$2,086,050$86,919
Top 9%48%27$2,191,172$81,155
Top 10%50%31$2,316,945$74,740
Top 11%52%34$2,404,836$70,730
Top 12%54%37$2,485,478$67,175
Top 13%56%40$2,563,387$64,085
Top 14%57%43$2,638,880$61,369
Top 15%59%46$2,711,652$58,949
Top 16%61%49$2,781,341$56,762
Top 17%62%52$2,850,567$54,819
Top 18%63%55$2,917,092$53,038
Top 19%65%59$3,003,897$50,914
Top 20%67%62$3,066,183$49,455
Remaining 80% of recips.33%249$1,531,088$6,149
 

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