Conservation payments in Buffalo County, South Dakota totaled $4.5 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%11%1$486,149$486,149
Top 2%19%2$882,852$441,426
Top 3%27%3$1,213,364$404,455
Top 4%33%4$1,494,868$373,717
Top 5%38%5$1,743,574$348,715
Top 6%42%6$1,923,057$320,510
Top 7%45%7$2,060,563$294,366
Top 8%48%8$2,193,236$274,155
Top 9%51%9$2,296,463$255,163
Top 10%52%10$2,379,087$237,909
Top 11%54%11$2,459,949$223,632
Top 12%56%12$2,539,264$211,605
Top 13%58%13$2,615,345$201,180
Top 14%59%14$2,691,401$192,243
Top 15%61%15$2,766,215$184,414
Top 16%62%16$2,840,046$177,503
Top 17%64%17$2,909,020$171,119
Top 18%65%18$2,974,233$165,235
Top 19%67%19$3,038,978$159,946
Top 20%68%20$3,101,859$155,093
Remaining 80% of recips.32%84$1,444,098$17,192
 

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