Conservation payments in Bennett County, South Dakota totaled $6.0 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 63 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%1$598,658$598,658
Top 2%25%3$1,475,884$491,961
Top 3%35%5$2,074,899$414,980
Top 4%39%6$2,344,691$390,782
Top 5%46%8$2,723,327$340,416
Top 6%50%10$3,005,311$300,531
Top 7%55%12$3,253,553$271,129
Top 8%56%13$3,358,680$258,360
Top 9%60%15$3,557,985$237,199
Top 10%63%17$3,742,018$220,119
Top 11%66%19$3,911,692$205,879
Top 12%67%20$3,981,297$199,065
Top 13%69%22$4,110,511$186,841
Top 14%71%24$4,230,432$176,268
Top 15%72%25$4,286,893$171,476
Top 16%74%27$4,395,704$162,804
Top 17%75%29$4,502,444$155,257
Top 18%77%31$4,604,110$148,520
Top 19%78%32$4,652,438$145,389
Top 20%80%34$4,747,004$139,618
Remaining 80% of recips.20%139$1,220,145$8,778
 

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