Conservation payments in Benton County, Mississippi totaled $6.3 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 51 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%12%4$766,355$191,589
Top 2%21%9$1,301,706$144,634
Top 3%26%13$1,653,853$127,219
Top 4%32%18$2,016,645$112,036
Top 5%37%23$2,323,507$101,022
Top 6%40%27$2,528,876$93,662
Top 7%43%32$2,730,290$85,322
Top 8%46%36$2,878,974$79,972
Top 9%49%41$3,053,842$74,484
Top 10%51%46$3,215,629$69,905
Top 11%53%50$3,334,439$66,689
Top 12%55%55$3,475,423$63,190
Top 13%57%60$3,610,283$60,171
Top 14%59%64$3,714,825$58,044
Top 15%61%69$3,838,853$55,636
Top 16%63%73$3,934,510$53,897
Top 17%64%78$4,044,642$51,854
Top 18%66%83$4,148,272$49,979
Top 19%67%87$4,228,804$48,607
Top 20%69%92$4,320,882$46,966
Remaining 80% of recips.31%370$1,967,944$5,319
 

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