Conservation payments in Clay County, South Dakota totaled $20.4 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 57 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%6$2,621,233$436,872
Top 2%22%13$4,458,550$342,965
Top 3%28%19$5,751,722$302,722
Top 4%35%26$7,095,350$272,898
Top 5%40%32$8,100,298$253,134
Top 6%45%39$9,136,055$234,258
Top 7%48%45$9,884,008$219,645
Top 8%52%52$10,565,381$203,180
Top 9%55%59$11,142,456$188,855
Top 10%57%65$11,604,124$178,525
Top 11%59%72$12,113,350$168,241
Top 12%61%78$12,508,623$160,367
Top 13%63%85$12,942,471$152,264
Top 14%65%91$13,289,264$146,036
Top 15%67%98$13,674,024$139,531
Top 16%69%105$14,041,061$133,724
Top 17%70%111$14,334,538$129,140
Top 18%72%118$14,659,584$124,234
Top 19%73%124$14,925,116$120,364
Top 20%75%131$15,214,948$116,145
Remaining 80% of recips.25%526$5,181,068$9,850
 

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