Conservation payments in Benton County, Tennessee totaled $8.9 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%4$1,463,273$365,818
Top 2%25%8$2,188,168$273,521
Top 3%32%12$2,827,114$235,593
Top 4%38%17$3,379,164$198,774
Top 5%42%21$3,763,118$179,196
Top 6%46%25$4,115,904$164,636
Top 7%50%29$4,410,603$152,090
Top 8%53%34$4,685,646$137,813
Top 9%55%38$4,891,017$128,711
Top 10%57%42$5,081,323$120,984
Top 11%59%46$5,263,213$114,418
Top 12%62%51$5,483,049$107,511
Top 13%63%55$5,645,510$102,646
Top 14%65%59$5,799,718$98,300
Top 15%67%64$5,974,937$93,358
Top 16%69%68$6,107,194$89,812
Top 17%70%72$6,235,530$86,605
Top 18%71%76$6,359,207$83,674
Top 19%73%81$6,502,944$80,283
Top 20%74%85$6,613,899$77,811
Remaining 80% of recips.26%342$2,287,000$6,687
 

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