Total Subsidies payments in Lewis County, Kentucky totaled $20.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 21 | $4,282,832 | $203,944 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 43 | $6,408,276 | $149,030 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 64 | $7,758,409 | $121,225 |
| Top 4% | 55% | 86 | $8,741,015 | $101,640 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 107 | $9,413,322 | $87,975 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 129 | $9,992,376 | $77,460 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 151 | $10,481,242 | $69,412 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 172 | $10,887,868 | $63,302 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 194 | $11,280,819 | $58,149 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 215 | $11,622,614 | $54,059 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 237 | $11,946,683 | $50,408 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 259 | $12,243,235 | $47,271 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 280 | $12,493,766 | $44,621 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 302 | $12,728,732 | $42,148 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 323 | $12,931,797 | $40,037 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 345 | $13,123,307 | $38,039 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 367 | $13,295,769 | $36,228 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 388 | $13,445,313 | $34,653 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 410 | $13,588,814 | $33,143 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 431 | $13,716,658 | $31,825 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,728 | $2,190,037 | $1,267 |
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