Total Subsidies payments in Massachusetts totaled $52.0 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 57 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 21 | $7,704,789 | $366,895 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 43 | $12,566,016 | $292,233 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 64 | $15,891,533 | $248,305 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 86 | $18,541,862 | $215,603 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 108 | $20,812,432 | $192,708 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 129 | $22,632,972 | $175,449 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 151 | $24,291,767 | $160,873 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 172 | $25,709,159 | $149,472 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 194 | $27,056,480 | $139,466 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 216 | $28,265,841 | $130,860 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 237 | $29,323,390 | $123,727 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 259 | $30,339,398 | $117,141 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 280 | $31,229,696 | $111,535 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 302 | $32,099,113 | $106,288 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 324 | $32,918,846 | $101,601 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 345 | $33,656,805 | $97,556 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 367 | $34,377,173 | $93,671 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 388 | $35,018,946 | $90,255 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 410 | $35,664,600 | $86,987 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 432 | $36,281,879 | $83,986 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 1,729 | $12,887,973 | $7,454 |
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