Total Subsidies payments in Pottawattamie County, Iowa totaled $27.9 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 52 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 8 | $2,351,332 | $293,917 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 17 | $3,942,452 | $231,909 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 26 | $5,235,954 | $201,383 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 35 | $6,369,541 | $181,987 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 44 | $7,361,078 | $167,297 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 53 | $8,245,875 | $155,583 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 62 | $9,062,050 | $146,162 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 71 | $9,812,145 | $138,199 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 79 | $10,430,737 | $132,035 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 88 | $11,091,278 | $126,037 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 97 | $11,701,974 | $120,639 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 106 | $12,270,272 | $115,757 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 115 | $12,805,490 | $111,352 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 124 | $13,299,407 | $107,253 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 133 | $13,762,542 | $103,478 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 142 | $14,193,666 | $99,955 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 150 | $14,556,100 | $97,041 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 159 | $14,940,573 | $93,966 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 168 | $15,295,469 | $91,044 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 177 | $15,635,876 | $88,338 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 711 | $5,647,755 | $7,943 |
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