Conservation payments in Saint Joseph County, Michigan totaled $7.6 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 48 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%3$686,381$228,794
Top 2%17%7$1,309,061$187,009
Top 3%23%11$1,758,107$159,828
Top 4%28%15$2,137,321$142,488
Top 5%33%19$2,467,433$129,865
Top 6%37%23$2,777,757$120,772
Top 7%39%26$2,989,427$114,978
Top 8%43%30$3,238,233$107,941
Top 9%46%34$3,463,232$101,860
Top 10%48%38$3,668,512$96,540
Top 11%51%42$3,868,422$92,105
Top 12%53%46$4,053,969$88,130
Top 13%56%50$4,231,395$84,628
Top 14%57%53$4,358,621$82,238
Top 15%60%57$4,519,043$79,281
Top 16%62%61$4,673,271$76,611
Top 17%63%65$4,812,221$74,034
Top 18%65%69$4,941,120$71,610
Top 19%67%73$5,062,745$69,353
Top 20%68%77$5,180,972$67,285
Remaining 80% of recips.32%308$2,411,601$7,830
 

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