Total Subsidies payments in Des Moines County, Iowa totaled $13.0 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 54 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 7 | $1,370,829 | $195,833 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 15 | $2,211,004 | $147,400 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 23 | $2,892,715 | $125,770 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 30 | $3,424,839 | $114,161 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 38 | $3,935,929 | $103,577 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 46 | $4,376,114 | $95,133 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 53 | $4,732,560 | $89,294 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 61 | $5,112,595 | $83,813 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 69 | $5,455,683 | $79,068 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 77 | $5,777,682 | $75,035 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 84 | $6,044,286 | $71,956 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 92 | $6,326,606 | $68,767 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 100 | $6,583,001 | $65,830 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 107 | $6,787,255 | $63,432 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 115 | $7,002,498 | $60,891 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 123 | $7,202,945 | $58,561 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 130 | $7,369,172 | $56,686 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 138 | $7,542,572 | $54,656 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 146 | $7,703,911 | $52,767 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 154 | $7,853,361 | $50,996 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 616 | $2,849,288 | $4,625 |
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