Total Subsidies payments in Des Moines County, Iowa totaled $16.3 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 59 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 8 | $2,128,935 | $266,117 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 17 | $3,394,084 | $199,652 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 25 | $4,244,767 | $169,791 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 34 | $5,062,922 | $148,909 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 43 | $5,796,849 | $134,810 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 51 | $6,392,689 | $125,347 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 60 | $6,973,930 | $116,232 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 68 | $7,445,634 | $109,495 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 77 | $7,927,247 | $102,951 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 86 | $8,353,032 | $97,128 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 94 | $8,707,472 | $92,633 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 103 | $9,055,932 | $87,922 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 111 | $9,350,132 | $84,235 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 120 | $9,660,785 | $80,507 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 129 | $9,942,912 | $77,077 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 137 | $10,173,732 | $74,261 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 146 | $10,409,673 | $71,299 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 154 | $10,606,350 | $68,872 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 163 | $10,811,697 | $66,329 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 172 | $11,004,170 | $63,978 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 689 | $3,206,815 | $4,654 |
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