Total Subsidies payments in Rio Grande County, Colorado totaled $16.8 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 61 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $1,092,675 | $1,092,675 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 3 | $2,944,338 | $981,446 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 5 | $4,319,047 | $863,809 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 7 | $5,425,508 | $775,073 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 8 | $5,898,509 | $737,314 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 10 | $6,730,724 | $673,072 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 12 | $7,517,665 | $626,472 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 14 | $8,205,818 | $586,130 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 15 | $8,527,152 | $568,477 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 17 | $9,072,216 | $533,660 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 19 | $9,596,020 | $505,054 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 21 | $10,065,438 | $479,307 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 22 | $10,288,474 | $467,658 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 24 | $10,701,639 | $445,902 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 26 | $11,073,113 | $425,889 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 28 | $11,395,641 | $406,987 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 29 | $11,522,240 | $397,319 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 31 | $11,753,276 | $379,138 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 33 | $11,966,302 | $362,615 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 35 | $12,169,910 | $347,712 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 140 | $2,587,938 | $18,485 |
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