Total Subsidies payments in El Paso County, Colorado totaled $1.7 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 57 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $176,038 | $176,038 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 2 | $341,017 | $170,509 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 3 | $481,421 | $160,474 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 4 | $616,334 | $154,084 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 5 | $694,062 | $138,812 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 6 | $748,924 | $124,821 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 7 | $798,139 | $114,020 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 8 | $846,297 | $105,787 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 9 | $887,043 | $98,560 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 10 | $927,647 | $92,765 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 11 | $960,318 | $87,302 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 12 | $985,488 | $82,124 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 13 | $1,009,599 | $77,661 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 14 | $1,033,542 | $73,824 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 15 | $1,055,349 | $70,357 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 16 | $1,077,102 | $67,319 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 17 | $1,098,668 | $64,628 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 18 | $1,119,552 | $62,197 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 19 | $1,140,274 | $60,014 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 20 | $1,160,976 | $58,049 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 84 | $454,766 | $5,414 |
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