Total Subsidies payments in Pottawattamie County, Iowa totaled $25.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 48 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 7 | $1,853,812 | $264,830 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 14 | $3,144,199 | $224,586 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 22 | $4,173,469 | $189,703 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 29 | $4,932,748 | $170,095 |
| Top 5% | 31% | 37 | $5,724,477 | $154,716 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 44 | $6,393,040 | $145,296 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 52 | $7,101,290 | $136,563 |
| Top 8% | 42% | 59 | $7,689,431 | $130,329 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 67 | $8,293,495 | $123,784 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 74 | $8,781,057 | $118,663 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 81 | $9,234,316 | $114,004 |
| Top 12% | 53% | 89 | $9,716,192 | $109,171 |
| Top 13% | 55% | 96 | $10,114,913 | $105,364 |
| Top 14% | 57% | 104 | $10,551,722 | $101,459 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 111 | $10,914,214 | $98,326 |
| Top 16% | 61% | 119 | $11,289,438 | $94,869 |
| Top 17% | 63% | 126 | $11,601,093 | $92,072 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 134 | $11,943,486 | $89,130 |
| Top 19% | 67% | 141 | $12,231,801 | $86,750 |
| Top 20% | 68% | 149 | $12,544,442 | $84,191 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 32% | 596 | $5,849,882 | $9,815 |
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