Total Subsidies payments in La Plata County, Colorado totaled $30.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 69 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 9 | $6,307,000 | $700,778 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 18 | $10,075,984 | $559,777 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 27 | $12,359,232 | $457,749 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 36 | $14,154,598 | $393,183 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 45 | $15,601,255 | $346,695 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 54 | $16,830,153 | $311,669 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 63 | $17,904,314 | $284,195 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 73 | $18,865,629 | $258,433 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 82 | $19,626,492 | $239,347 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 91 | $20,320,369 | $223,301 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 100 | $20,958,554 | $209,586 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 109 | $21,538,917 | $197,605 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 118 | $22,058,854 | $186,939 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 127 | $22,519,561 | $177,319 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 137 | $22,966,722 | $167,640 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 146 | $23,348,344 | $159,920 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 155 | $23,684,381 | $152,802 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 164 | $23,993,151 | $146,300 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 173 | $24,281,096 | $140,353 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 182 | $24,553,632 | $134,910 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 732 | $4,771,231 | $6,518 |
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