Total Subsidies payments in Pontotoc County, Mississippi totaled $96.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 29 | $25,562,906 | $881,480 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 58 | $35,092,855 | $605,049 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 87 | $41,445,054 | $476,380 |
| Top 4% | 55% | 116 | $45,992,556 | $396,488 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 145 | $49,647,488 | $342,396 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 174 | $52,665,729 | $302,677 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 203 | $55,223,412 | $272,037 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 232 | $57,459,664 | $247,671 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 261 | $59,460,810 | $227,819 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 290 | $61,258,259 | $211,235 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 319 | $62,861,031 | $197,057 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 348 | $64,313,197 | $184,808 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 377 | $65,638,097 | $174,106 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 406 | $66,843,872 | $164,640 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 436 | $67,960,343 | $155,872 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 465 | $68,945,981 | $148,271 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 494 | $69,856,696 | $141,410 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 523 | $70,703,520 | $135,188 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 552 | $71,498,559 | $129,526 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 581 | $72,232,972 | $124,325 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 2,326 | $11,855,928 | $5,097 |
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