Total Subsidies payments in Lea County, New Mexico totaled $22.3 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 58 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 2 | $3,299,578 | $1,649,789 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 5 | $4,970,578 | $994,116 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 8 | $6,327,089 | $790,886 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 11 | $7,394,307 | $672,210 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 13 | $7,997,194 | $615,169 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 16 | $8,807,351 | $550,459 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 19 | $9,505,700 | $500,300 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 22 | $10,129,710 | $460,441 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 24 | $10,531,847 | $438,827 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 27 | $11,113,396 | $411,607 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 30 | $11,635,480 | $387,849 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 33 | $12,093,397 | $366,467 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 35 | $12,372,112 | $353,489 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 38 | $12,754,931 | $335,656 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 41 | $13,119,051 | $319,977 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 44 | $13,454,359 | $305,781 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 46 | $13,665,328 | $297,072 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 49 | $13,968,826 | $285,078 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 52 | $14,243,022 | $273,904 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 55 | $14,498,618 | $263,611 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 220 | $4,516,580 | $20,530 |
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