Total Subsidies payments in Howard County, Maryland totaled $15.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 67 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 2 | $1,619,869 | $809,934 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 4 | $2,939,622 | $734,906 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 6 | $4,162,942 | $693,824 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 8 | $5,104,381 | $638,048 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 10 | $5,806,015 | $580,601 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 12 | $6,465,578 | $538,798 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 14 | $7,060,162 | $504,297 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 16 | $7,500,889 | $468,806 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 18 | $7,836,351 | $435,353 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 20 | $8,145,636 | $407,282 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 22 | $8,425,951 | $382,998 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 24 | $8,681,021 | $361,709 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 26 | $8,911,743 | $342,759 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 28 | $9,139,833 | $326,423 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 30 | $9,353,347 | $311,778 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 32 | $9,537,744 | $298,054 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 34 | $9,710,070 | $285,590 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 36 | $9,864,376 | $274,010 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 38 | $10,016,656 | $263,596 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 41 | $10,218,255 | $249,226 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 164 | $1,917,948 | $11,695 |
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