Total Subsidies payments in Shelby County, Kentucky totaled $92.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 82 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 43% | 35 | $26,615,634 | $760,447 |
| Top 2% | 55% | 70 | $34,044,063 | $486,344 |
| Top 3% | 62% | 105 | $38,445,983 | $366,152 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 140 | $41,477,052 | $296,265 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 175 | $43,848,327 | $250,562 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 211 | $45,826,127 | $217,185 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 246 | $47,444,005 | $192,862 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 281 | $48,856,024 | $173,865 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 316 | $50,084,425 | $158,495 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 351 | $51,129,478 | $145,668 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 387 | $52,045,693 | $134,485 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 422 | $52,826,932 | $125,182 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 457 | $53,522,681 | $117,117 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 492 | $54,155,173 | $110,071 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 527 | $54,731,447 | $103,855 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 563 | $55,263,856 | $98,160 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 598 | $55,736,650 | $93,205 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 633 | $56,171,645 | $88,739 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 668 | $56,578,118 | $84,698 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 703 | $56,957,486 | $81,021 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 2,816 | $5,239,117 | $1,860 |
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