Total Subsidies payments in Polk County, Iowa totaled $13.6 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 54 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 6 | $1,137,126 | $189,521 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 13 | $2,120,998 | $163,154 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 20 | $2,920,387 | $146,019 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 26 | $3,513,290 | $135,127 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 33 | $4,120,892 | $124,876 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 40 | $4,676,390 | $116,910 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 46 | $5,104,342 | $110,964 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 53 | $5,538,979 | $104,509 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 60 | $5,940,567 | $99,009 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 67 | $6,307,124 | $94,136 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 73 | $6,596,129 | $90,358 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 80 | $6,918,454 | $86,481 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 87 | $7,222,945 | $83,022 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 93 | $7,463,297 | $80,251 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 100 | $7,724,217 | $77,242 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 107 | $7,964,611 | $74,436 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 113 | $8,160,431 | $72,216 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 120 | $8,375,082 | $69,792 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 127 | $8,569,255 | $67,474 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 134 | $8,749,678 | $65,296 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 536 | $2,998,899 | $5,595 |
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