Conservation payments in Hickman County, Tennessee totaled $1.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 58 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1 | $153,485 | $153,485 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 2 | $306,653 | $153,327 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 3 | $402,402 | $134,134 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 4 | $466,191 | $116,548 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 5 | $523,528 | $104,706 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 6 | $562,758 | $93,793 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 7 | $598,358 | $85,480 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 8 | $631,508 | $78,938 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 10 | $693,757 | $69,376 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 11 | $724,463 | $65,860 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 12 | $749,989 | $62,499 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 13 | $772,261 | $59,405 |
| Top 13% | 63% | 14 | $794,511 | $56,751 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 15 | $815,134 | $54,342 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 16 | $832,554 | $52,035 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 17 | $848,746 | $49,926 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 19 | $878,871 | $46,256 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 20 | $893,720 | $44,686 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 21 | $908,376 | $43,256 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 22 | $920,718 | $41,851 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 90 | $330,591 | $3,673 |
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