Total Subsidies payments in O'Brien County, Iowa totaled $29.1 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 43 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 11 | $2,446,739 | $222,431 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 23 | $3,914,444 | $170,193 |
| Top 3% | 19% | 34 | $5,004,532 | $147,192 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 46 | $6,096,362 | $132,530 |
| Top 5% | 27% | 58 | $7,086,624 | $122,183 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 69 | $7,944,726 | $115,141 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 81 | $8,831,272 | $109,028 |
| Top 8% | 37% | 93 | $9,646,957 | $103,731 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 104 | $10,355,185 | $99,569 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 116 | $11,088,129 | $95,587 |
| Top 11% | 46% | 128 | $11,786,568 | $92,083 |
| Top 12% | 48% | 139 | $12,373,962 | $89,021 |
| Top 13% | 50% | 151 | $12,975,246 | $85,929 |
| Top 14% | 53% | 163 | $13,545,693 | $83,102 |
| Top 15% | 54% | 174 | $14,043,147 | $80,708 |
| Top 16% | 57% | 186 | $14,563,883 | $78,300 |
| Top 17% | 58% | 198 | $15,056,961 | $76,045 |
| Top 18% | 60% | 209 | $15,493,344 | $74,131 |
| Top 19% | 62% | 221 | $15,948,228 | $72,164 |
| Top 20% | 64% | 233 | $16,374,413 | $70,276 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 36% | 933 | $9,403,902 | $10,079 |
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