Total Subsidies payments in Ballard County, Kentucky totaled $6.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 78 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 4 | $859,847 | $214,962 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 8 | $1,512,310 | $189,039 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 12 | $2,080,295 | $173,358 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 16 | $2,436,391 | $152,274 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 20 | $2,706,403 | $135,320 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 24 | $2,915,194 | $121,466 |
| Top 7% | 72% | 28 | $3,076,863 | $109,888 |
| Top 8% | 75% | 32 | $3,194,257 | $99,821 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 36 | $3,274,201 | $90,950 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 40 | $3,340,449 | $83,511 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 44 | $3,401,310 | $77,302 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 49 | $3,474,377 | $70,906 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 53 | $3,529,310 | $66,591 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 57 | $3,577,920 | $62,771 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 61 | $3,619,825 | $59,341 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 65 | $3,655,075 | $56,232 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 69 | $3,687,007 | $53,435 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 73 | $3,716,993 | $50,918 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 77 | $3,744,917 | $48,635 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 81 | $3,771,779 | $46,565 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 328 | $490,533 | $1,496 |
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