Total Subsidies payments in Fayette County, Kentucky totaled $2.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 57 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1 | $274,242 | $274,242 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 2 | $443,095 | $221,547 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 3 | $604,161 | $201,387 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 4 | $763,220 | $190,805 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 5 | $887,365 | $177,473 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 6 | $1,003,470 | $167,245 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 7 | $1,080,382 | $154,340 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 8 | $1,153,730 | $144,216 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 9 | $1,216,037 | $135,115 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 10 | $1,269,785 | $126,978 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 11 | $1,317,532 | $119,776 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 12 | $1,364,563 | $113,714 |
| Top 13% | 63% | 13 | $1,410,789 | $108,522 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 14 | $1,454,620 | $103,901 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 16 | $1,534,814 | $95,926 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 17 | $1,574,453 | $92,615 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 18 | $1,613,158 | $89,620 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 19 | $1,649,324 | $86,807 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 20 | $1,683,752 | $84,188 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 21 | $1,717,190 | $81,771 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 86 | $527,621 | $6,135 |
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