Total Subsidies payments in Somerset County, Maine totaled $32.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 7 | $8,384,566 | $1,197,795 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 15 | $13,908,840 | $927,256 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 22 | $17,104,779 | $777,490 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 30 | $19,422,372 | $647,412 |
| Top 5% | 67% | 37 | $20,897,208 | $564,789 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 45 | $22,111,927 | $491,376 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 52 | $23,029,763 | $442,880 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 60 | $23,915,409 | $398,590 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 67 | $24,584,891 | $366,939 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 75 | $25,249,908 | $336,665 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 82 | $25,736,827 | $313,864 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 90 | $26,226,976 | $291,411 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 97 | $26,612,311 | $274,354 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 105 | $27,035,311 | $257,479 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 112 | $27,366,800 | $244,346 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 120 | $27,694,795 | $230,790 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 128 | $27,997,055 | $218,727 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 135 | $28,236,164 | $209,157 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 143 | $28,482,375 | $199,177 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 150 | $28,672,217 | $191,148 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 603 | $2,617,906 | $4,341 |
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