Total Subsidies payments in Ballard County, Kentucky totaled $3.9 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 60 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 1 | $142,960 | $142,960 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 2 | $208,734 | $104,367 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 3 | $259,092 | $86,364 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 4 | $307,904 | $76,976 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 5 | $356,058 | $71,212 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 6 | $394,310 | $65,718 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 7 | $416,677 | $59,525 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 8 | $436,510 | $54,564 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 9 | $454,290 | $50,477 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 10 | $470,460 | $47,046 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 11 | $484,345 | $44,031 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 12 | $497,511 | $41,459 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 14 | $523,530 | $37,395 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 15 | $535,884 | $35,726 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 16 | $547,870 | $34,242 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 17 | $558,866 | $32,874 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 18 | $569,608 | $31,645 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 19 | $580,345 | $30,544 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 20 | $590,099 | $29,505 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 21 | $598,054 | $28,479 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 87 | $189,349 | $2,176 |
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