Total Subsidies payments in La Plata County, Colorado totaled $2.7 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 55 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $237,978 | $237,978 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 3 | $611,934 | $203,978 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 5 | $854,771 | $170,954 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 7 | $989,028 | $141,290 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 9 | $1,094,605 | $121,623 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 10 | $1,141,456 | $114,146 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 12 | $1,228,467 | $102,372 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 14 | $1,311,378 | $93,670 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 16 | $1,391,799 | $86,987 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 18 | $1,469,624 | $81,646 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 19 | $1,504,890 | $79,205 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 21 | $1,571,439 | $74,830 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 23 | $1,628,420 | $70,801 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 25 | $1,678,931 | $67,157 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 27 | $1,725,905 | $63,922 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 28 | $1,748,469 | $62,445 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 30 | $1,792,629 | $59,754 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 32 | $1,832,951 | $57,280 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 34 | $1,869,960 | $54,999 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 36 | $1,904,555 | $52,904 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 144 | $756,650 | $5,255 |
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