Total Subsidies payments in Kern County, California totaled $76.1 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 44 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 3 | $2,260,005 | $753,335 |
| Top 2% | 14% | 6 | $3,626,602 | $604,434 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 10 | $5,164,904 | $516,490 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 13 | $6,228,678 | $479,129 |
| Top 5% | 28% | 17 | $7,413,163 | $436,068 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 20 | $8,240,605 | $412,030 |
| Top 7% | 35% | 24 | $9,271,802 | $386,325 |
| Top 8% | 38% | 27 | $10,021,802 | $371,178 |
| Top 9% | 42% | 31 | $10,961,739 | $353,604 |
| Top 10% | 44% | 34 | $11,575,875 | $340,467 |
| Top 11% | 46% | 37 | $12,164,929 | $328,782 |
| Top 12% | 49% | 41 | $12,929,291 | $315,349 |
| Top 13% | 51% | 44 | $13,493,215 | $306,664 |
| Top 14% | 54% | 48 | $14,190,898 | $295,644 |
| Top 15% | 56% | 51 | $14,635,465 | $286,970 |
| Top 16% | 58% | 55 | $15,218,194 | $276,694 |
| Top 17% | 60% | 58 | $15,637,486 | $269,612 |
| Top 18% | 62% | 62 | $16,173,584 | $260,864 |
| Top 19% | 63% | 65 | $16,554,204 | $254,680 |
| Top 20% | 65% | 69 | $17,043,450 | $247,007 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 35% | 276 | $9,235,287 | $33,461 |
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