Total Subsidies payments in Steele County, Minnesota totaled $17.4 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% | 8 | $1,817,116 | $227,140 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 16 | $3,012,560 | $188,285 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 25 | $4,016,218 | $160,649 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 33 | $4,712,583 | $142,806 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 42 | $5,419,053 | $129,025 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 50 | $5,985,151 | $119,703 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 58 | $6,519,730 | $112,409 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 67 | $7,067,988 | $105,492 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 75 | $7,506,107 | $100,081 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 84 | $7,947,546 | $94,614 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 92 | $8,304,834 | $90,270 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 100 | $8,636,670 | $86,367 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 109 | $8,989,554 | $82,473 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 117 | $9,283,413 | $79,345 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 126 | $9,597,953 | $76,174 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 134 | $9,860,279 | $73,584 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 142 | $10,103,202 | $71,149 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 151 | $10,357,127 | $68,590 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 159 | $10,562,584 | $66,431 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 168 | $10,780,908 | $64,172 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 672 | $3,896,057 | $5,798 |
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