Total Subsidies payments in Lafayette County, Mississippi totaled $42.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 75 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 38% | 13 | $13,363,717 | $1,027,978 |
| Top 2% | 49% | 27 | $17,391,444 | $644,128 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 41 | $19,759,641 | $481,942 |
| Top 4% | 60% | 54 | $21,289,503 | $394,250 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 68 | $22,571,477 | $331,933 |
| Top 6% | 66% | 82 | $23,593,433 | $287,725 |
| Top 7% | 69% | 96 | $24,505,812 | $255,269 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 109 | $25,270,320 | $231,838 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 123 | $25,993,903 | $211,333 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 137 | $26,630,425 | $194,383 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 151 | $27,194,034 | $180,093 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 164 | $27,668,641 | $168,711 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 178 | $28,141,084 | $158,096 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 192 | $28,577,002 | $148,839 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 205 | $28,958,511 | $141,261 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 219 | $29,344,541 | $133,993 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 233 | $29,710,032 | $127,511 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 247 | $30,057,436 | $121,690 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 260 | $30,363,054 | $116,781 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 274 | $30,664,034 | $111,913 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,099 | $4,977,211 | $4,529 |
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