Total Subsidies payments in Cherokee County, Alabama totaled $106 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 87 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 38% | 17 | $32,116,332 | $1,889,196 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 35 | $47,990,734 | $1,371,164 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 53 | $56,573,114 | $1,067,417 |
| Top 4% | 74% | 71 | $61,476,441 | $865,865 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 89 | $64,786,729 | $727,941 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 107 | $67,169,686 | $627,754 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 125 | $69,017,683 | $552,141 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 143 | $70,447,818 | $492,642 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 161 | $71,676,138 | $445,193 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 178 | $72,660,776 | $408,207 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 196 | $73,566,803 | $375,341 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 214 | $74,352,166 | $347,440 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 232 | $75,022,719 | $323,374 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 250 | $75,598,797 | $302,395 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 268 | $76,116,236 | $284,016 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 286 | $76,587,075 | $267,787 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 304 | $77,021,105 | $253,359 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 322 | $77,421,182 | $240,438 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 339 | $77,754,145 | $229,363 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 357 | $78,078,256 | $218,707 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 1,432 | $5,530,813 | $3,862 |
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