Total Subsidies payments in Somerset County, Maine totaled $4.4 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 58 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1 | $538,896 | $538,896 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 2 | $1,033,028 | $516,514 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 3 | $1,275,280 | $425,093 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 4 | $1,506,795 | $376,699 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 5 | $1,721,098 | $344,220 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 6 | $1,911,654 | $318,609 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 7 | $2,098,234 | $299,748 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 8 | $2,262,226 | $282,778 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 9 | $2,409,426 | $267,714 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 10 | $2,546,997 | $254,700 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 11 | $2,670,484 | $242,771 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 12 | $2,790,380 | $232,532 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 13 | $2,909,808 | $223,831 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 14 | $3,007,391 | $214,814 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 16 | $3,195,835 | $199,740 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 17 | $3,266,097 | $192,123 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 18 | $3,332,329 | $185,129 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 19 | $3,398,003 | $178,842 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 20 | $3,451,507 | $172,575 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 21 | $3,504,431 | $166,878 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 86 | $867,931 | $10,092 |
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