Total Subsidies payments in Shelby County, Alabama totaled $21.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 4 | $4,079,422 | $1,019,856 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 8 | $6,761,539 | $845,192 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 12 | $8,622,830 | $718,569 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 16 | $9,962,967 | $622,685 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 20 | $11,093,601 | $554,680 |
| Top 6% | 69% | 24 | $11,939,157 | $497,465 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 28 | $12,625,052 | $450,895 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 32 | $13,185,326 | $412,041 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 36 | $13,649,299 | $379,147 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 40 | $14,041,197 | $351,030 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 44 | $14,343,417 | $325,987 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 48 | $14,591,213 | $303,984 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 53 | $14,827,560 | $279,765 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 57 | $14,992,353 | $263,024 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 61 | $15,129,253 | $248,021 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 65 | $15,252,763 | $234,658 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 69 | $15,367,504 | $222,717 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 73 | $15,471,539 | $211,939 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 77 | $15,569,890 | $202,206 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 81 | $15,658,758 | $193,318 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 327 | $1,640,873 | $5,018 |
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