Total Subsidies payments in Fergus County, Montana totaled $10.3 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 47 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 5 | $871,848 | $174,370 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 10 | $1,308,302 | $130,830 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 16 | $1,732,415 | $108,276 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 21 | $2,040,276 | $97,156 |
| Top 5% | 31% | 27 | $2,368,227 | $87,712 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 32 | $2,619,244 | $81,851 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 38 | $2,902,553 | $76,383 |
| Top 8% | 41% | 43 | $3,115,170 | $72,446 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 49 | $3,355,052 | $68,470 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 54 | $3,543,990 | $65,629 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 60 | $3,754,372 | $62,573 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 65 | $3,918,531 | $60,285 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 71 | $4,109,106 | $57,875 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 76 | $4,262,153 | $56,081 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 82 | $4,438,668 | $54,130 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 87 | $4,577,769 | $52,618 |
| Top 17% | 63% | 93 | $4,733,958 | $50,903 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 98 | $4,855,758 | $49,549 |
| Top 19% | 66% | 104 | $4,995,220 | $48,031 |
| Top 20% | 68% | 109 | $5,103,041 | $46,817 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 32% | 439 | $2,453,619 | $5,589 |
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