Conservation payments in Kent County, Michigan totaled $3.6 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 57 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%14%2$486,710$243,355
Top 2%23%4$843,134$210,784
Top 3%32%6$1,140,511$190,085
Top 4%37%8$1,346,541$168,318
Top 5%41%10$1,482,812$148,281
Top 6%46%13$1,665,040$128,080
Top 7%49%15$1,771,135$118,076
Top 8%52%17$1,868,272$109,898
Top 9%54%19$1,958,793$103,094
Top 10%57%21$2,044,394$97,352
Top 11%60%24$2,161,064$90,044
Top 12%62%26$2,234,984$85,961
Top 13%64%28$2,305,941$82,355
Top 14%66%30$2,374,336$79,145
Top 15%68%32$2,439,675$76,240
Top 16%70%35$2,534,707$72,420
Top 17%72%37$2,595,111$70,138
Top 18%74%39$2,649,787$67,943
Top 19%75%41$2,701,456$65,889
Top 20%76%43$2,751,064$63,978
Remaining 80% of recips.24%176$847,558$4,816
 

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