Conservation payments in Shelby County, Tennessee totaled $6.0 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 56 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%3$995,548$331,849
Top 2%25%6$1,475,832$245,972
Top 3%31%9$1,839,650$204,406
Top 4%36%12$2,159,602$179,967
Top 5%41%16$2,486,917$155,432
Top 6%45%19$2,683,525$141,238
Top 7%47%22$2,853,150$129,689
Top 8%50%25$3,011,005$120,440
Top 9%53%29$3,204,677$110,506
Top 10%56%32$3,341,247$104,414
Top 11%58%35$3,460,531$98,872
Top 12%59%38$3,574,794$94,074
Top 13%62%42$3,710,291$88,340
Top 14%63%45$3,805,256$84,561
Top 15%65%48$3,894,500$81,135
Top 16%66%51$3,978,386$78,008
Top 17%68%55$4,084,951$74,272
Top 18%69%58$4,160,887$71,739
Top 19%70%61$4,234,283$69,414
Top 20%72%64$4,305,615$67,275
Remaining 80% of recips.28%260$1,705,872$6,561
 

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