Total Subsidies payments in Waldo County, Maine totaled $14.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 4 | $3,292,145 | $823,036 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 9 | $4,951,322 | $550,147 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 14 | $6,285,977 | $448,998 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 19 | $7,211,224 | $379,538 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 24 | $7,984,983 | $332,708 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 28 | $8,502,736 | $303,669 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 33 | $9,042,269 | $274,008 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 38 | $9,470,146 | $249,214 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 43 | $9,805,658 | $228,039 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 48 | $10,080,182 | $210,004 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 52 | $10,287,015 | $197,827 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 57 | $10,539,261 | $184,899 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 62 | $10,779,930 | $173,870 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 67 | $10,997,307 | $164,139 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 72 | $11,195,501 | $155,493 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 76 | $11,337,907 | $149,183 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 81 | $11,496,820 | $141,936 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 86 | $11,640,882 | $135,359 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 91 | $11,776,151 | $129,408 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 96 | $11,904,823 | $124,009 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 384 | $1,971,785 | $5,135 |
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