Total Subsidies payments in Lee County, Iowa totaled $16.0 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 53 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 9 | $1,800,861 | $200,096 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 19 | $2,776,005 | $146,106 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 28 | $3,512,441 | $125,444 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 38 | $4,239,775 | $111,573 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 48 | $4,860,678 | $101,264 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 57 | $5,344,381 | $93,761 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 67 | $5,822,681 | $86,906 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 77 | $6,252,456 | $81,201 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 86 | $6,613,337 | $76,899 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 96 | $6,990,969 | $72,823 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 106 | $7,344,946 | $69,292 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 115 | $7,646,252 | $66,489 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 125 | $7,961,217 | $63,690 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 134 | $8,228,895 | $61,410 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 144 | $8,507,705 | $59,081 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 154 | $8,765,868 | $56,921 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 163 | $8,988,142 | $55,142 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 173 | $9,225,264 | $53,325 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 183 | $9,451,037 | $51,645 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 192 | $9,643,262 | $50,225 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 772 | $3,574,603 | $4,630 |
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