Total Subsidies payments in Ben Hill County, Georgia totaled $3.2 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 50 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $181,026 | $181,026 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 3 | $315,296 | $105,099 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 4 | $377,111 | $94,278 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 6 | $492,088 | $82,015 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 7 | $545,021 | $77,860 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 9 | $645,069 | $71,674 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 10 | $692,585 | $69,258 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 12 | $781,640 | $65,137 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 13 | $822,512 | $63,270 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 15 | $902,384 | $60,159 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 16 | $937,734 | $58,608 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 18 | $1,005,769 | $55,876 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 19 | $1,037,588 | $54,610 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 21 | $1,097,875 | $52,280 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 22 | $1,125,007 | $51,137 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 24 | $1,169,604 | $48,734 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 26 | $1,210,945 | $46,575 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 27 | $1,230,533 | $45,575 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 29 | $1,268,668 | $43,747 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 30 | $1,287,215 | $42,907 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 123 | $525,910 | $4,276 |
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