Total Subsidies payments in Sharkey County, Mississippi totaled $8.6 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 48 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 1 | $344,700 | $344,700 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 3 | $750,867 | $250,289 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 5 | $1,043,518 | $208,704 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 6 | $1,154,020 | $192,337 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 8 | $1,360,535 | $170,067 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 10 | $1,536,674 | $153,667 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 11 | $1,614,851 | $146,805 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 13 | $1,754,627 | $134,971 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 15 | $1,890,286 | $126,019 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 16 | $1,953,740 | $122,109 |
| Top 11% | 51% | 18 | $2,078,036 | $115,446 |
| Top 12% | 53% | 20 | $2,192,281 | $109,614 |
| Top 13% | 55% | 21 | $2,242,281 | $106,775 |
| Top 14% | 57% | 23 | $2,340,541 | $101,763 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 25 | $2,429,996 | $97,200 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 26 | $2,467,500 | $94,904 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 28 | $2,541,703 | $90,775 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 30 | $2,613,835 | $87,128 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 31 | $2,649,886 | $85,480 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 33 | $2,719,386 | $82,406 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 134 | $1,379,577 | $10,295 |
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