Total Subsidies payments in Mitchell County, Iowa totaled $18.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 39 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 9 | $997,537 | $110,837 |
| Top 2% | 12% | 18 | $1,745,054 | $96,947 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 27 | $2,387,268 | $88,417 |
| Top 4% | 20% | 36 | $2,963,799 | $82,328 |
| Top 5% | 24% | 45 | $3,487,895 | $77,509 |
| Top 6% | 27% | 54 | $3,981,030 | $73,723 |
| Top 7% | 30% | 63 | $4,442,235 | $70,512 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 72 | $4,876,784 | $67,733 |
| Top 9% | 36% | 82 | $5,333,013 | $65,037 |
| Top 10% | 39% | 91 | $5,728,004 | $62,945 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 100 | $6,107,299 | $61,073 |
| Top 12% | 44% | 109 | $6,476,277 | $59,415 |
| Top 13% | 46% | 118 | $6,830,465 | $57,885 |
| Top 14% | 48% | 127 | $7,170,334 | $56,459 |
| Top 15% | 51% | 136 | $7,501,430 | $55,158 |
| Top 16% | 53% | 145 | $7,815,754 | $53,902 |
| Top 17% | 55% | 155 | $8,145,370 | $52,551 |
| Top 18% | 57% | 164 | $8,430,036 | $51,403 |
| Top 19% | 59% | 173 | $8,705,598 | $50,321 |
| Top 20% | 61% | 182 | $8,969,475 | $49,283 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 39% | 730 | $5,832,768 | $7,990 |
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