Total Subsidies payments in Shelby County, Alabama totaled $1.6 million in 2019
In 2019, 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 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $153,756 | $153,756 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 2 | $276,764 | $138,382 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 3 | $396,753 | $132,251 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 4 | $509,783 | $127,446 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 5 | $610,137 | $122,027 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 6 | $700,922 | $116,820 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 7 | $778,518 | $111,217 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 8 | $845,516 | $105,689 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 9 | $910,729 | $101,192 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 10 | $960,231 | $96,023 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 11 | $1,009,544 | $91,777 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 12 | $1,045,181 | $87,098 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 13 | $1,074,101 | $82,623 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 14 | $1,098,230 | $78,445 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 16 | $1,130,374 | $70,648 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 17 | $1,143,975 | $67,293 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 18 | $1,155,425 | $64,190 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 19 | $1,166,623 | $61,401 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 20 | $1,177,664 | $58,883 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 21 | $1,185,963 | $56,474 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 86 | $223,380 | $2,597 |
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