Conservation payments in Brown County, South Dakota totaled $139 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%11%18$14,891,360$827,298
Top 2%18%37$25,469,476$688,364
Top 3%24%55$34,003,188$618,240
Top 4%30%74$41,720,771$563,794
Top 5%35%92$48,223,220$524,165
Top 6%39%111$54,418,126$490,253
Top 7%43%130$60,086,546$462,204
Top 8%47%148$64,945,152$438,819
Top 9%50%167$69,581,866$416,658
Top 10%53%185$73,480,488$397,192
Top 11%56%204$77,304,955$378,946
Top 12%58%223$80,866,959$362,632
Top 13%60%241$84,032,222$348,681
Top 14%63%260$87,056,802$334,834
Top 15%64%278$89,675,463$322,574
Top 16%66%297$92,246,346$310,594
Top 17%68%316$94,694,358$299,666
Top 18%70%334$96,874,937$290,045
Top 19%71%353$99,046,280$280,584
Top 20%73%371$100,983,222$272,192
Remaining 80% of recips.27%1,488$38,158,322$25,644
 

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