Total Subsidies payments in Mercer County, Kentucky totaled $1.7 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 84 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 1 | $160,331 | $160,331 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 2 | $298,873 | $149,437 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 3 | $428,027 | $142,676 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 4 | $549,575 | $137,394 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 6 | $725,441 | $120,907 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 7 | $780,816 | $111,545 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 8 | $834,814 | $104,352 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 9 | $872,457 | $96,940 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 10 | $909,345 | $90,935 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 12 | $980,418 | $81,702 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 13 | $1,004,411 | $77,262 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 14 | $1,027,799 | $73,414 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 15 | $1,050,014 | $70,001 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 16 | $1,062,767 | $66,423 |
| Top 15% | 93% | 18 | $1,087,095 | $60,394 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 19 | $1,097,113 | $57,743 |
| Top 17% | 94% | 20 | $1,103,055 | $55,153 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 21 | $1,108,755 | $52,798 |
| Top 19% | 95% | 22 | $1,113,435 | $50,611 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 24 | $1,121,890 | $46,745 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 97 | $51,014 | $526 |
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