Cotton Subsidies in Wheeler County, Georgia totaled $7.6 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, 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 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%1$428,449$428,449
Top 2%25%3$1,170,695$390,232
Top 3%32%4$1,506,462$376,616
Top 4%41%6$1,919,395$319,899
Top 5%47%8$2,212,939$276,617
Top 6%50%9$2,326,982$258,554
Top 7%54%11$2,523,535$229,412
Top 8%57%13$2,692,219$207,094
Top 9%59%14$2,770,167$197,869
Top 10%62%16$2,902,404$181,400
Top 11%64%18$3,024,114$168,006
Top 12%66%19$3,082,128$162,217
Top 13%68%21$3,188,345$151,826
Top 14%70%23$3,291,873$143,125
Top 15%71%24$3,340,273$139,178
Top 16%73%26$3,424,960$131,729
Top 17%75%28$3,507,554$125,270
Top 18%75%29$3,545,336$122,253
Top 19%77%31$3,618,905$116,739
Top 20%79%33$3,689,213$111,794
Remaining 80% of recips.22%133$1,010,401$7,597

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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