Total Subsidies payments in Bent County, Colorado totaled $141 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 64 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 9 | $12,895,706 | $1,432,856 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 18 | $22,470,807 | $1,248,378 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 27 | $30,026,242 | $1,112,083 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 36 | $36,554,599 | $1,015,406 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 45 | $42,293,170 | $939,848 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 54 | $47,192,357 | $873,933 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 63 | $51,572,270 | $818,607 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 72 | $55,306,421 | $768,145 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 81 | $58,578,694 | $723,194 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 90 | $61,490,216 | $683,225 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 99 | $64,059,217 | $647,063 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 109 | $66,622,852 | $611,219 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 118 | $68,668,517 | $581,937 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 127 | $70,563,015 | $555,614 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 136 | $72,301,355 | $531,628 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 145 | $73,866,459 | $509,424 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 154 | $75,331,919 | $489,168 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 163 | $76,712,683 | $470,630 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 172 | $78,004,498 | $453,515 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 181 | $79,179,981 | $437,458 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 728 | $17,613,698 | $24,195 |
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