Total Subsidies payments in Meeker County, Minnesota totaled $18.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 54 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 10 | $1,717,702 | $171,770 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 21 | $2,870,387 | $136,685 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 32 | $3,775,699 | $117,991 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 42 | $4,478,543 | $106,632 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 53 | $5,191,767 | $97,958 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 64 | $5,839,805 | $91,247 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 74 | $6,340,652 | $85,684 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 85 | $6,815,869 | $80,187 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 96 | $7,253,663 | $75,559 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 107 | $7,667,141 | $71,656 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 117 | $8,018,293 | $68,532 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 128 | $8,373,947 | $65,421 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 139 | $8,698,188 | $62,577 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 149 | $8,969,899 | $60,201 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 160 | $9,247,621 | $57,798 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 171 | $9,511,946 | $55,625 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 182 | $9,762,298 | $53,639 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 192 | $9,977,052 | $51,964 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 203 | $10,196,430 | $50,229 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 214 | $10,405,974 | $48,626 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 857 | $3,816,494 | $4,453 |
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