Total Subsidies payments in Buchanan County, Iowa totaled $24.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 51 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 10 | $2,630,192 | $263,019 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 21 | $4,174,488 | $198,785 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 32 | $5,358,157 | $167,442 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 43 | $6,340,144 | $147,445 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 54 | $7,203,152 | $133,392 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 64 | $7,905,668 | $123,526 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 75 | $8,635,217 | $115,136 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 86 | $9,322,573 | $108,402 |
| Top 9% | 48% | 97 | $9,955,031 | $102,629 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 108 | $10,529,143 | $97,492 |
| Top 11% | 54% | 119 | $11,071,442 | $93,037 |
| Top 12% | 56% | 129 | $11,542,817 | $89,479 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 140 | $12,019,731 | $85,855 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 151 | $12,459,406 | $82,513 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 162 | $12,873,837 | $79,468 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 173 | $13,255,269 | $76,620 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 184 | $13,612,447 | $73,981 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 194 | $13,919,502 | $71,750 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 205 | $14,235,062 | $69,439 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 216 | $14,527,202 | $67,256 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 867 | $6,002,675 | $6,924 |
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