Conservation payments in Kearney County, Nebraska totaled $2.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 53 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $192,872 | $192,872 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 3 | $391,112 | $130,371 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 5 | $538,048 | $107,610 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 7 | $675,791 | $96,542 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 9 | $790,426 | $87,825 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 11 | $878,452 | $79,859 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 13 | $949,922 | $73,071 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 14 | $982,223 | $70,159 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 16 | $1,039,048 | $64,941 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 18 | $1,089,523 | $60,529 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 20 | $1,135,065 | $56,753 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 22 | $1,173,175 | $53,326 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 24 | $1,209,068 | $50,378 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 26 | $1,243,135 | $47,813 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 27 | $1,259,658 | $46,654 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 29 | $1,292,343 | $44,564 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 31 | $1,324,693 | $42,732 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 33 | $1,355,990 | $41,091 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 35 | $1,386,638 | $39,618 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 37 | $1,416,863 | $38,294 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 149 | $627,146 | $4,209 |
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