Conservation payments in Rutherford County, Tennessee totaled $1.0 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 48 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%2$98,314$49,157
Top 2%17%5$174,702$34,940
Top 3%24%8$240,564$30,071
Top 4%28%10$277,948$27,795
Top 5%33%13$328,619$25,278
Top 6%37%16$370,795$23,175
Top 7%40%19$405,602$21,347
Top 8%42%21$426,264$20,298
Top 9%45%24$455,934$18,997
Top 10%48%27$479,041$17,742
Top 11%50%30$500,179$16,673
Top 12%51%32$512,969$16,030
Top 13%53%35$530,412$15,155
Top 14%54%38$547,240$14,401
Top 15%56%41$562,715$13,725
Top 16%57%43$572,155$13,306
Top 17%58%46$585,526$12,729
Top 18%59%49$598,537$12,215
Top 19%61%52$611,548$11,761
Top 20%62%54$620,222$11,486
Remaining 80% of recips.39%220$388,284$1,765
 

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