Conservation payments in Kearney County, Nebraska totaled $2.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $192,872 | $192,872 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 3 | $391,112 | $130,371 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 5 | $537,634 | $107,527 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 7 | $673,180 | $96,169 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 8 | $725,988 | $90,749 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 10 | $819,316 | $81,932 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 12 | $898,189 | $74,849 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 14 | $965,305 | $68,950 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 15 | $995,994 | $66,400 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 17 | $1,047,410 | $61,612 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 19 | $1,095,395 | $57,652 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 21 | $1,133,505 | $53,976 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 22 | $1,151,907 | $52,359 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 24 | $1,186,885 | $49,454 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 26 | $1,220,207 | $46,931 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 28 | $1,253,176 | $44,756 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 29 | $1,269,415 | $43,773 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 31 | $1,301,765 | $41,992 |
| Top 19% | 67% | 33 | $1,332,621 | $40,382 |
| Top 20% | 68% | 35 | $1,363,057 | $38,944 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 32% | 140 | $627,342 | $4,481 |
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