Total Subsidies payments in Benton County, Iowa totaled $32.0 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 47 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 12 | $2,471,294 | $205,941 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 25 | $4,331,148 | $173,246 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 37 | $5,823,809 | $157,400 |
| Top 4% | 26% | 50 | $7,213,939 | $144,279 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 63 | $8,448,948 | $134,110 |
| Top 6% | 34% | 75 | $9,510,701 | $126,809 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 88 | $10,547,394 | $119,857 |
| Top 8% | 41% | 101 | $11,494,624 | $113,808 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 113 | $12,312,760 | $108,962 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 126 | $13,136,587 | $104,259 |
| Top 11% | 49% | 139 | $13,880,613 | $99,861 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 151 | $14,522,851 | $96,178 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 164 | $15,168,915 | $92,493 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 177 | $15,782,839 | $89,169 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 189 | $16,319,328 | $86,346 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 202 | $16,860,396 | $83,467 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 215 | $17,373,433 | $80,807 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 227 | $17,826,069 | $78,529 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 240 | $18,289,602 | $76,207 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 253 | $18,734,283 | $74,049 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 1,013 | $9,347,922 | $9,228 |
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