Conservation payments in Benton County, Missouri totaled $3.6 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 52 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%7%2$250,210$125,105
Top 2%16%5$572,512$114,502
Top 3%23%8$819,473$102,434
Top 4%29%11$1,037,249$94,295
Top 5%34%14$1,224,362$87,454
Top 6%39%17$1,400,094$82,358
Top 7%43%20$1,548,582$77,429
Top 8%46%22$1,636,316$74,378
Top 9%49%25$1,759,847$70,394
Top 10%52%28$1,872,686$66,882
Top 11%55%31$1,978,710$63,829
Top 12%58%34$2,078,072$61,120
Top 13%60%37$2,169,691$58,640
Top 14%63%40$2,252,264$56,307
Top 15%65%43$2,329,163$54,167
Top 16%66%45$2,376,989$52,822
Top 17%68%48$2,441,323$50,861
Top 18%70%51$2,499,405$49,008
Top 19%71%54$2,554,279$47,301
Top 20%73%57$2,606,968$45,736
Remaining 80% of recips.27%230$984,730$4,281
 

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