Cotton Subsidies in Wheeler County, Georgia totaled $7.4 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of cotton subsidy recipients were paid 62 percent of cotton subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%1$428,449$428,449
Top 1%9%1$428,449$428,449
Top 2%25%3$1,170,695$390,232
Top 2%25%3$1,189,273$396,424
Top 3%37%5$1,733,489$346,698
Top 3%37%5$1,752,067$350,413
Top 4%41%6$1,919,395$319,899
Top 4%41%6$1,937,973$322,996
Top 5%47%8$2,212,939$276,617
Top 5%47%8$2,231,517$278,940
Top 6%52%10$2,436,897$243,690
Top 6%52%10$2,455,475$245,547
Top 7%54%11$2,526,177$229,652
Top 7%54%11$2,544,755$231,341
Top 8%57%13$2,694,861$207,297
Top 8%57%13$2,713,439$208,726
Top 9%60%15$2,839,058$189,271
Top 9%60%15$2,859,790$190,653
Top 10%62%16$2,905,046$181,565
Top 10%62%16$2,925,778$182,861
Top 11%64%18$3,026,756$168,153
Top 11%64%18$3,050,834$169,491
Top 12%67%20$3,143,062$157,153
Top 12%67%20$3,167,140$158,357
Top 13%68%21$3,196,945$152,235
Top 13%68%21$3,224,052$153,526
Top 14%70%23$3,301,384$143,538
Top 14%70%23$3,330,269$144,794
Top 15%72%25$3,395,241$135,810
Top 15%72%25$3,425,771$137,031
Top 16%73%26$3,437,494$132,211
Top 16%73%26$3,468,205$133,393
Top 17%75%28$3,520,088$125,717
Top 17%75%28$3,552,662$126,881
Top 18%76%30$3,595,290$119,843
Top 18%76%30$3,627,864$120,929
Top 19%77%31$3,631,439$117,143
Top 19%77%31$3,664,013$118,194
Top 20%79%33$3,701,747$112,174
Top 20%79%33$3,734,321$113,161
Remaining 80% of recips.22%134$1,013,723$7,565
Remaining 80% of recips.21%135$1,016,945$7,533

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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