Total Subsidies payments in North Carolina totaled $761 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% | 23% | 186 | $143,845,523 | $773,363 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 373 | $214,044,040 | $573,845 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 560 | $265,655,216 | $474,384 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 747 | $307,460,418 | $411,594 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 934 | $341,916,055 | $366,077 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 1,121 | $370,887,108 | $330,854 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 1,308 | $396,134,119 | $302,855 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 1,495 | $418,143,292 | $279,695 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 1,682 | $437,145,054 | $259,896 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 1,869 | $453,784,118 | $242,795 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 2,055 | $468,279,636 | $227,873 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 2,242 | $481,066,705 | $214,570 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 2,429 | $492,447,308 | $202,737 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 2,616 | $502,604,620 | $192,127 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 2,803 | $511,614,292 | $182,524 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 2,990 | $519,697,110 | $173,812 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 3,177 | $526,936,364 | $165,860 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 3,364 | $533,396,545 | $158,560 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 3,551 | $539,260,842 | $151,862 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 3,738 | $544,530,846 | $145,674 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 14,952 | $68,589,632 | $4,587 |
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