Total Subsidies payments in Bennington County, Vermont totaled $10.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 1 | $1,193,194 | $1,193,194 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 3 | $2,424,235 | $808,078 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 5 | $3,112,543 | $622,509 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 7 | $3,648,884 | $521,269 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 9 | $4,121,627 | $457,959 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 11 | $4,579,040 | $416,276 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 13 | $5,012,020 | $385,540 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 15 | $5,331,262 | $355,417 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 16 | $5,473,177 | $342,074 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 18 | $5,731,005 | $318,389 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 20 | $5,928,519 | $296,426 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 22 | $6,083,463 | $276,521 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 24 | $6,227,405 | $259,475 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 26 | $6,354,534 | $244,405 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 28 | $6,458,098 | $230,646 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 30 | $6,552,288 | $218,410 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 31 | $6,595,906 | $212,771 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 33 | $6,677,669 | $202,354 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 35 | $6,752,917 | $192,941 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 37 | $6,818,946 | $184,296 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 151 | $883,485 | $5,851 |
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