Total Subsidies payments in Tennessee totaled $511 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 75 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 359 | $141,351,591 | $393,737 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 719 | $200,026,203 | $278,201 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 1,078 | $238,030,105 | $220,807 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 1,438 | $264,800,715 | $184,145 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 1,797 | $284,433,118 | $158,282 |
| Top 6% | 66% | 2,157 | $299,728,155 | $138,956 |
| Top 7% | 69% | 2,517 | $312,242,609 | $124,053 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 2,876 | $322,547,896 | $112,152 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 3,236 | $331,244,601 | $102,362 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 3,595 | $338,682,607 | $94,209 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 3,955 | $345,160,266 | $87,272 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 4,315 | $350,910,391 | $81,323 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 4,674 | $356,053,722 | $76,178 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 5,034 | $360,751,504 | $71,663 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 5,393 | $365,071,742 | $67,694 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 5,753 | $369,084,752 | $64,155 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 6,113 | $372,809,885 | $60,986 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 6,472 | $376,290,484 | $58,141 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 6,832 | $379,568,208 | $55,557 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 7,191 | $382,659,113 | $53,214 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 28,768 | $69,036,196 | $2,400 |
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