Total Subsidies payments in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa totaled $24.6 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% | 10% | 10 | $2,098,247 | $209,825 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 21 | $3,592,924 | $171,092 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 32 | $4,766,899 | $148,966 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 42 | $5,685,824 | $135,377 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 53 | $6,623,437 | $124,971 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 64 | $7,436,024 | $116,188 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 75 | $8,163,564 | $108,848 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 85 | $8,773,422 | $103,217 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 96 | $9,388,236 | $97,794 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 107 | $9,950,190 | $92,992 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 118 | $10,477,549 | $88,793 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 128 | $10,934,613 | $85,427 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 139 | $11,408,368 | $82,075 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 150 | $11,851,973 | $79,013 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 160 | $12,237,782 | $76,486 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 171 | $12,643,552 | $73,939 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 182 | $13,024,473 | $71,563 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 193 | $13,389,678 | $69,377 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 203 | $13,704,984 | $67,512 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 214 | $14,028,431 | $65,553 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 859 | $6,116,115 | $7,120 |
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