Total Subsidies payments in Calhoun County, Iowa totaled $28.3 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 49 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 13 | $2,607,672 | $200,590 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 27 | $4,338,534 | $160,686 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 40 | $5,652,413 | $141,310 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 54 | $6,841,010 | $126,685 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 67 | $7,804,742 | $116,489 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 81 | $8,764,018 | $108,198 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 94 | $9,599,646 | $102,124 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 108 | $10,422,961 | $96,509 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 121 | $11,132,832 | $92,007 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 135 | $11,833,696 | $87,657 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 148 | $12,433,947 | $84,013 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 162 | $13,041,105 | $80,501 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 175 | $13,582,630 | $77,615 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 189 | $14,135,240 | $74,790 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 202 | $14,597,430 | $72,265 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 216 | $15,075,967 | $69,796 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 230 | $15,530,745 | $67,525 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 243 | $15,934,736 | $65,575 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 257 | $16,342,765 | $63,591 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 270 | $16,696,731 | $61,840 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 1,083 | $7,415,756 | $6,847 |
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