USDA subsidies in Metcalfe County, Kentucky totaled $34.7 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 76 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 24 | $7,728,377 | $322,016 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 49 | $11,608,265 | $236,903 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 74 | $14,388,816 | $194,443 |
| Top 4% | 55% | 99 | $16,507,364 | $166,741 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 124 | $18,156,467 | $146,423 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 149 | $19,515,926 | $130,979 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 174 | $20,614,516 | $118,474 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 199 | $21,553,135 | $108,307 |
| Top 9% | 74% | 224 | $22,333,446 | $99,703 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 249 | $23,026,409 | $92,476 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 274 | $23,635,046 | $86,259 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 299 | $24,184,175 | $80,884 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 324 | $24,658,957 | $76,108 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 349 | $25,081,160 | $71,866 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 373 | $25,454,197 | $68,242 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 398 | $25,801,199 | $64,827 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 423 | $26,112,568 | $61,732 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 448 | $26,392,258 | $58,911 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 473 | $26,651,401 | $56,345 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 498 | $26,888,341 | $53,993 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 1,995 | $3,359,545 | $1,684 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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