Total Subsidies payments in Lee County, Iowa totaled $20.5 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% | 10 | $2,718,793 | $271,879 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 20 | $4,311,572 | $215,579 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 31 | $5,534,726 | $178,540 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 41 | $6,460,247 | $157,567 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 51 | $7,295,696 | $143,053 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 62 | $8,076,914 | $130,273 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 72 | $8,704,856 | $120,901 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 82 | $9,276,635 | $113,130 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 93 | $9,875,512 | $106,188 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 103 | $10,384,670 | $100,822 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 113 | $10,848,418 | $96,004 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 124 | $11,299,781 | $91,127 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 134 | $11,677,898 | $87,148 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 145 | $12,059,933 | $83,172 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 155 | $12,377,628 | $79,856 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 165 | $12,679,219 | $76,844 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 176 | $12,989,708 | $73,805 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 186 | $13,253,419 | $71,255 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 196 | $13,497,411 | $68,864 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 207 | $13,745,177 | $66,402 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 829 | $3,994,748 | $4,819 |
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