Total Subsidies payments in Ballard County, Kentucky totaled $111 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 79 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 17 | $23,861,278 | $1,403,605 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 34 | $35,858,852 | $1,054,672 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 51 | $42,867,520 | $840,540 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 68 | $47,510,407 | $698,682 |
| Top 5% | 67% | 85 | $51,016,746 | $600,197 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 102 | $53,726,238 | $526,728 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 119 | $55,823,681 | $469,107 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 136 | $57,587,587 | $423,438 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 153 | $59,012,651 | $385,704 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 170 | $60,276,045 | $354,565 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 187 | $61,409,492 | $328,393 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 204 | $62,458,949 | $306,171 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 221 | $63,411,051 | $286,928 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 238 | $64,297,978 | $270,160 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 256 | $65,153,731 | $254,507 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 273 | $65,885,383 | $241,338 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 290 | $66,565,779 | $229,537 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 307 | $67,193,052 | $218,870 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 324 | $67,776,451 | $209,187 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 341 | $68,318,403 | $200,347 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 1,366 | $7,671,755 | $5,616 |
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