Total Subsidies payments in Merced County, California totaled $909 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 46 | $147,635,058 | $3,209,458 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 92 | $229,049,969 | $2,489,674 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 138 | $290,503,207 | $2,105,096 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 184 | $339,644,034 | $1,845,891 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 230 | $379,334,517 | $1,649,281 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 276 | $413,118,477 | $1,496,806 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 322 | $440,568,886 | $1,368,226 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 368 | $464,031,085 | $1,260,954 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 414 | $484,372,149 | $1,169,981 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 461 | $502,768,230 | $1,090,604 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 507 | $518,810,668 | $1,023,295 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 553 | $533,413,383 | $964,581 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 599 | $546,634,957 | $912,579 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 645 | $558,687,800 | $866,183 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 691 | $569,505,767 | $824,176 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 737 | $579,235,307 | $785,937 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 783 | $588,095,647 | $751,080 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 829 | $596,112,060 | $719,074 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 875 | $603,511,074 | $689,727 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 922 | $610,619,007 | $662,277 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 3,688 | $100,505,130 | $27,252 |
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