Total Subsidies payments in Merced County, California totaled $40.9 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 52 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 8 | $2,900,578 | $362,572 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 16 | $5,141,787 | $321,362 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 25 | $7,201,166 | $288,047 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 33 | $8,820,474 | $267,287 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 41 | $10,311,035 | $251,489 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 50 | $11,857,851 | $237,157 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 58 | $13,161,300 | $226,919 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 66 | $14,409,585 | $218,327 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 75 | $15,712,746 | $209,503 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 83 | $16,748,215 | $201,786 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 91 | $17,687,590 | $194,369 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 100 | $18,669,286 | $186,693 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 108 | $19,475,423 | $180,328 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 116 | $20,249,398 | $174,564 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 125 | $21,066,975 | $168,536 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 133 | $21,748,756 | $163,524 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 141 | $22,390,070 | $158,795 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 150 | $23,073,326 | $153,822 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 158 | $23,638,726 | $149,612 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 167 | $24,236,336 | $145,128 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 668 | $8,046,936 | $12,046 |
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