Total Subsidies payments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania totaled $1.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 55 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1 | $119,511 | $119,511 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 3 | $215,194 | $71,731 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 4 | $251,471 | $62,868 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 6 | $322,979 | $53,830 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 8 | $379,838 | $47,480 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 9 | $403,183 | $44,798 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 11 | $433,478 | $39,407 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 13 | $461,785 | $35,522 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 14 | $475,522 | $33,966 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 16 | $502,040 | $31,377 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 18 | $525,518 | $29,195 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 19 | $536,046 | $28,213 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 21 | $555,860 | $26,470 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 22 | $565,061 | $25,685 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 24 | $582,160 | $24,257 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 26 | $597,658 | $22,987 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 27 | $605,233 | $22,416 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 29 | $620,150 | $21,384 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 31 | $634,356 | $20,463 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 32 | $641,047 | $20,033 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 132 | $278,398 | $2,109 |
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