Conservation payments in Spink County, South Dakota totaled $69.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 50 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 13 | $7,956,639 | $612,049 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 26 | $12,399,706 | $476,912 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 40 | $16,628,463 | $415,712 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 53 | $20,031,633 | $377,955 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 67 | $23,289,882 | $347,610 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 80 | $25,967,073 | $324,588 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 94 | $28,521,644 | $303,422 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 107 | $30,677,084 | $286,702 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 121 | $32,826,415 | $271,293 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 134 | $34,699,772 | $258,954 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 147 | $36,478,042 | $248,150 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 161 | $38,297,150 | $237,871 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 174 | $39,849,223 | $229,019 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 188 | $41,395,511 | $220,189 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 201 | $42,751,661 | $212,695 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 215 | $44,083,409 | $205,039 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 228 | $45,228,345 | $198,370 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 242 | $46,392,724 | $191,705 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 255 | $47,424,677 | $185,979 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 269 | $48,502,702 | $180,307 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 1,076 | $20,809,995 | $19,340 |
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