Total Subsidies payments in Wayne County, West Virginia totaled $1.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 3 | $313,291 | $104,430 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 6 | $478,178 | $79,696 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 9 | $578,906 | $64,323 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 13 | $682,274 | $52,483 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 16 | $743,198 | $46,450 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 19 | $802,510 | $42,237 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 23 | $872,241 | $37,924 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 26 | $918,432 | $35,324 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 29 | $961,674 | $33,161 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 32 | $1,000,860 | $31,277 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 36 | $1,050,243 | $29,173 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 39 | $1,084,362 | $27,804 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 42 | $1,117,140 | $26,599 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 46 | $1,157,885 | $25,171 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 49 | $1,187,292 | $24,230 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 52 | $1,216,373 | $23,392 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 55 | $1,244,906 | $22,635 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 59 | $1,280,304 | $21,700 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 62 | $1,305,509 | $21,057 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 65 | $1,329,618 | $20,456 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 264 | $482,452 | $1,827 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
