Total Subsidies payments in Wheeler County, Georgia totaled $29.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 69 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 8 | $5,586,493 | $698,312 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 16 | $8,162,651 | $510,166 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 25 | $10,044,496 | $401,780 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 33 | $11,339,389 | $343,618 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 42 | $12,515,920 | $297,998 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 50 | $13,368,180 | $267,364 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 58 | $14,091,581 | $242,958 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 67 | $14,818,798 | $221,176 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 75 | $15,389,534 | $205,194 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 84 | $15,965,558 | $190,066 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 92 | $16,412,253 | $178,394 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 100 | $16,835,253 | $168,353 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 109 | $17,283,530 | $158,564 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 117 | $17,632,727 | $150,707 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 126 | $17,981,026 | $142,707 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 134 | $18,263,537 | $136,295 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 142 | $18,528,690 | $130,484 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 151 | $18,804,387 | $124,532 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 159 | $19,033,893 | $119,710 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 168 | $19,273,678 | $114,724 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 672 | $3,847,864 | $5,726 |
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