Total Subsidies payments in Berkeley County, West Virginia totaled $24.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 68 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 5 | $3,947,852 | $789,570 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 10 | $5,665,611 | $566,561 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 15 | $6,944,599 | $462,973 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 20 | $7,892,182 | $394,609 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 26 | $8,878,767 | $341,491 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 31 | $9,565,313 | $308,558 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 36 | $10,158,988 | $282,194 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 41 | $10,686,528 | $260,647 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 47 | $11,208,376 | $238,476 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 52 | $11,566,987 | $222,442 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 57 | $11,897,136 | $208,722 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 62 | $12,196,605 | $196,719 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 68 | $12,524,262 | $184,180 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 73 | $12,778,089 | $175,042 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 78 | $13,019,901 | $166,922 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 83 | $13,246,028 | $159,591 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 89 | $13,496,343 | $151,644 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 94 | $13,694,153 | $145,682 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 99 | $13,874,458 | $140,146 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 104 | $14,031,175 | $134,915 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 420 | $2,877,924 | $6,852 |
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