Total Subsidies payments in Benton County, Mississippi totaled $1.9 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 88 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 1 | $242,390 | $242,390 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 2 | $413,353 | $206,676 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 4 | $707,311 | $176,828 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 5 | $847,873 | $169,575 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 7 | $1,092,326 | $156,047 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 8 | $1,136,811 | $142,101 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 10 | $1,201,561 | $120,156 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 11 | $1,232,062 | $112,006 |
| Top 9% | 88% | 13 | $1,264,416 | $97,263 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 14 | $1,271,386 | $90,813 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 16 | $1,284,838 | $80,302 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 17 | $1,290,287 | $75,899 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 19 | $1,300,800 | $68,463 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 20 | $1,305,764 | $65,288 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 22 | $1,315,306 | $59,787 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 23 | $1,319,949 | $57,389 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 25 | $1,328,293 | $53,132 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 26 | $1,331,986 | $51,230 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 28 | $1,338,531 | $47,805 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 29 | $1,341,519 | $46,259 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 119 | $101,625 | $854 |
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