Sorghum Subsidies in Poinsett County, Arkansas totaled $4.9 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of sorghum subsidy recipients were paid 67 percent of sorghum subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%21%13$826,141$63,549
Top 2%31%26$1,233,374$47,437
Top 3%39%39$1,562,784$40,071
Top 4%45%52$1,801,015$34,635
Top 5%50%66$1,997,540$30,266
Top 6%54%79$2,159,847$27,340
Top 7%58%92$2,304,333$25,047
Top 8%61%105$2,434,665$23,187
Top 9%65%119$2,559,070$21,505
Top 10%67%132$2,660,862$20,158
Top 11%69%145$2,753,291$18,988
Top 12%72%158$2,839,171$17,969
Top 13%74%172$2,923,112$16,995
Top 14%75%185$2,991,480$16,170
Top 15%77%198$3,053,595$15,422
Top 16%78%211$3,110,883$14,744
Top 17%80%225$3,167,301$14,077
Top 18%81%238$3,215,478$13,510
Top 19%82%251$3,260,969$12,992
Top 20%83%264$3,303,846$12,515
Remaining 80% of recips.17%1,060$662,451$625

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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