Conservation payments in 14th District of Illinois (Rep. Lauren Underwood) totaled $12.4 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 37 percent of conservation payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%6%4$147,303$36,826
Top 2%12%9$278,641$30,960
Top 3%16%14$379,763$27,126
Top 4%20%19$471,728$24,828
Top 5%24%24$553,497$23,062
Top 6%27%29$627,859$21,650
Top 7%30%34$696,899$20,497
Top 8%32%38$750,085$19,739
Top 9%35%43$810,545$18,850
Top 10%37%48$867,087$18,064
Top 11%39%53$921,521$17,387
Top 12%42%58$972,365$16,765
Top 13%44%63$1,021,190$16,209
Top 14%46%68$1,067,965$15,705
Top 15%47%72$1,103,928$15,332
Top 16%49%77$1,147,472$14,902
Top 17%51%82$1,189,550$14,507
Top 18%53%87$1,230,433$14,143
Top 19%54%92$1,270,168$13,806
Top 20%56%97$1,308,690$13,492
Remaining 80% of recips.44%389$1,030,408$2,649

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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