Total Subsidies payments in Kentucky totaled $7.0 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 84 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 42% | 2,259 | $2,172,108,227 | $961,535 |
| Top 2% | 55% | 4,519 | $2,839,533,039 | $628,354 |
| Top 3% | 63% | 6,779 | $3,239,003,696 | $477,800 |
| Top 4% | 68% | 9,039 | $3,517,098,169 | $389,103 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 11,299 | $3,725,955,938 | $329,760 |
| Top 6% | 76% | 13,559 | $3,891,084,384 | $286,974 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 15,818 | $4,026,336,027 | $254,541 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 18,078 | $4,139,704,849 | $228,991 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 20,338 | $4,235,692,812 | $208,265 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 22,598 | $4,318,272,573 | $191,091 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 24,858 | $4,390,451,107 | $176,621 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 27,118 | $4,453,877,053 | $164,241 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 29,377 | $4,510,151,310 | $153,527 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 31,637 | $4,560,506,885 | $144,151 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 33,897 | $4,605,691,535 | $135,873 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 36,157 | $4,646,593,157 | $128,512 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 38,417 | $4,683,688,564 | $121,917 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 40,677 | $4,717,403,633 | $115,972 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 42,936 | $4,748,246,459 | $110,589 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 45,196 | $4,776,476,115 | $105,684 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 180,788 | $370,951,890 | $2,052 |
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