Total Subsidies payments in Simpson County, Kentucky totaled $161 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% | 33% | 21 | $34,737,195 | $1,654,152 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 43 | $50,659,848 | $1,178,136 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 65 | $60,433,870 | $929,752 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 86 | $67,068,055 | $779,861 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 108 | $72,447,475 | $670,810 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 130 | $76,615,003 | $589,346 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 152 | $79,907,653 | $525,708 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 173 | $82,556,556 | $477,206 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 195 | $84,861,257 | $435,186 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 217 | $86,731,851 | $399,686 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 238 | $88,251,545 | $370,805 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 260 | $89,661,593 | $344,852 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 282 | $90,894,535 | $322,321 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 304 | $92,018,674 | $302,693 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 325 | $93,001,723 | $286,159 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 347 | $93,947,829 | $270,743 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 369 | $94,793,354 | $256,893 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 390 | $95,538,940 | $244,972 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 412 | $96,271,461 | $233,669 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 434 | $96,933,925 | $223,350 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 1,738 | $8,218,927 | $4,729 |
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