Total Subsidies payments in Kentucky totaled $676 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 74 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 444 | $181,977,674 | $409,860 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 888 | $250,809,115 | $282,443 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 1,332 | $296,528,796 | $222,619 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 1,776 | $329,348,309 | $185,444 |
| Top 5% | 61% | 2,220 | $354,630,392 | $159,743 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 2,664 | $375,176,702 | $140,832 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 3,108 | $392,216,116 | $126,196 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 3,552 | $406,656,491 | $114,487 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 3,996 | $419,094,709 | $104,879 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 4,441 | $429,960,294 | $96,816 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 4,885 | $439,572,786 | $89,984 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 5,329 | $448,092,864 | $84,086 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 5,773 | $455,713,326 | $78,939 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 6,217 | $462,624,720 | $74,413 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 6,661 | $468,948,086 | $70,402 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 7,105 | $474,762,603 | $66,821 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 7,549 | $480,121,791 | $63,601 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 7,993 | $485,108,728 | $60,692 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 8,437 | $489,771,093 | $58,050 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 8,882 | $494,158,560 | $55,636 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 35,528 | $84,915,107 | $2,390 |
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