Total Subsidies payments in Mesa County, Colorado totaled $2.6 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 52 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $50,541 | $50,541 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 2 | $100,937 | $50,469 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 3 | $139,340 | $46,447 |
| Top 4% | 25% | 4 | $174,112 | $43,528 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 5 | $207,349 | $41,470 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 7 | $262,296 | $37,471 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 8 | $287,036 | $35,879 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 9 | $311,443 | $34,605 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 10 | $334,946 | $33,495 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 11 | $357,702 | $32,518 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 13 | $389,079 | $29,929 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 14 | $399,933 | $28,567 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 15 | $410,736 | $27,382 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 16 | $421,076 | $26,317 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 17 | $430,921 | $25,348 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 19 | $450,282 | $23,699 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 20 | $459,873 | $22,994 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 21 | $468,826 | $22,325 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 22 | $477,733 | $21,715 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 23 | $486,589 | $21,156 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 96 | $206,276 | $2,149 |
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