Total Subsidies payments in Wilkes County, Georgia totaled $25.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 70 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 5 | $5,167,708 | $1,033,542 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 11 | $7,880,644 | $716,422 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 17 | $9,937,519 | $584,560 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 23 | $11,486,590 | $499,417 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 29 | $12,800,107 | $441,383 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 34 | $13,737,587 | $404,047 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 40 | $14,742,511 | $368,563 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 46 | $15,578,586 | $338,665 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 52 | $16,225,812 | $312,035 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 58 | $16,792,206 | $289,521 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 63 | $17,217,684 | $273,297 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 69 | $17,698,454 | $256,499 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 75 | $18,108,472 | $241,446 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 81 | $18,468,521 | $228,006 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 87 | $18,798,760 | $216,078 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 92 | $19,064,364 | $207,221 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 98 | $19,368,189 | $197,635 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 104 | $19,656,826 | $189,008 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 110 | $19,922,532 | $181,114 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 116 | $20,163,852 | $173,826 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 464 | $3,864,534 | $8,329 |
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