Total Subsidies payments in Benton County, Mississippi totaled $39.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 74 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 8 | $9,662,924 | $1,207,865 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 17 | $13,809,243 | $812,308 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 26 | $16,269,870 | $625,764 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 35 | $17,731,526 | $506,615 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 44 | $18,898,499 | $429,511 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 53 | $19,902,130 | $375,512 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 62 | $20,772,667 | $335,043 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 70 | $21,449,914 | $306,427 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 79 | $22,137,550 | $280,222 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 88 | $22,739,675 | $258,405 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 97 | $23,275,412 | $239,953 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 106 | $23,736,162 | $223,926 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 115 | $24,133,554 | $209,857 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 124 | $24,510,067 | $197,662 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 132 | $24,818,290 | $188,017 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 141 | $25,133,546 | $178,252 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 150 | $25,435,089 | $169,567 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 159 | $25,714,437 | $161,726 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 168 | $25,978,914 | $154,636 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 177 | $26,231,374 | $148,200 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 709 | $4,316,820 | $6,089 |
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