Total Subsidies payments in Elbert County, Colorado totaled $113 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 15 | $16,162,338 | $1,077,489 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 30 | $24,820,107 | $827,337 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 46 | $32,262,712 | $701,363 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 61 | $38,361,919 | $628,884 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 77 | $43,503,965 | $564,987 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 92 | $47,837,709 | $519,975 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 108 | $51,937,827 | $480,906 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 123 | $55,262,173 | $449,286 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 139 | $58,343,291 | $419,736 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 154 | $60,870,245 | $395,261 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 170 | $63,259,891 | $372,117 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 185 | $65,232,383 | $352,607 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 201 | $67,155,963 | $334,109 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 216 | $68,721,831 | $318,157 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 232 | $70,193,047 | $302,556 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 247 | $71,432,128 | $289,199 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 262 | $72,505,848 | $276,740 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 278 | $73,543,896 | $264,546 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 293 | $74,446,635 | $254,084 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 309 | $75,360,468 | $243,885 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 1,238 | $13,653,670 | $11,029 |
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