Total Subsidies payments in Barren County, Kentucky totaled $140 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 39% | 51 | $37,960,565 | $744,325 |
| Top 2% | 51% | 102 | $49,831,165 | $488,541 |
| Top 3% | 58% | 153 | $57,341,479 | $374,781 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 204 | $62,560,660 | $306,670 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 256 | $66,787,267 | $260,888 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 307 | $70,291,585 | $228,963 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 358 | $73,216,489 | $204,515 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 409 | $75,666,769 | $185,004 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 461 | $77,786,932 | $168,735 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 512 | $79,574,025 | $155,418 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 563 | $81,099,309 | $144,049 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 614 | $82,445,949 | $134,277 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 665 | $83,661,249 | $125,806 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 717 | $84,796,082 | $118,265 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 768 | $85,797,488 | $111,715 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 819 | $86,698,412 | $105,859 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 870 | $87,526,664 | $100,605 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 922 | $88,302,105 | $95,772 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 973 | $88,993,612 | $91,463 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 1,024 | $89,626,638 | $87,526 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 4,099 | $8,940,227 | $2,181 |
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