Total Subsidies payments in Brule County, South Dakota totaled $14.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 46 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 3 | $688,976 | $229,659 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 7 | $1,282,216 | $183,174 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 11 | $1,612,063 | $146,551 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 15 | $1,866,661 | $124,444 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 19 | $2,099,871 | $110,520 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 22 | $2,263,832 | $102,901 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 26 | $2,461,671 | $94,680 |
| Top 8% | 41% | 30 | $2,652,711 | $88,424 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 34 | $2,837,935 | $83,469 |
| Top 10% | 46% | 38 | $3,016,868 | $79,391 |
| Top 11% | 49% | 42 | $3,191,549 | $75,989 |
| Top 12% | 51% | 45 | $3,314,948 | $73,666 |
| Top 13% | 53% | 49 | $3,471,422 | $70,845 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 53 | $3,620,890 | $68,319 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 57 | $3,761,892 | $65,998 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 61 | $3,899,611 | $63,928 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 65 | $4,033,002 | $62,046 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 68 | $4,127,634 | $60,701 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 72 | $4,246,817 | $58,984 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 76 | $4,358,514 | $57,349 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 307 | $2,132,145 | $6,945 |
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