Total Subsidies payments in Benton County, Indiana totaled $21.8 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 59 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 8 | $2,761,813 | $345,227 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 16 | $4,273,075 | $267,067 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 25 | $5,648,673 | $225,947 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 33 | $6,661,556 | $201,865 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 42 | $7,690,272 | $183,102 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 50 | $8,510,520 | $170,210 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 59 | $9,307,408 | $157,753 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 67 | $9,982,388 | $148,991 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 76 | $10,702,020 | $140,816 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 84 | $11,268,015 | $134,143 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 93 | $11,864,147 | $127,571 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 101 | $12,352,511 | $122,302 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 110 | $12,856,086 | $116,874 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 118 | $13,260,692 | $112,379 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 127 | $13,672,578 | $107,658 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 135 | $14,013,061 | $103,800 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 144 | $14,364,292 | $99,752 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 152 | $14,647,186 | $96,363 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 161 | $14,933,226 | $92,753 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 169 | $15,172,932 | $89,781 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 679 | $4,056,228 | $5,974 |
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