Total Subsidies payments in Meagher County, Montana totaled $46.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 2 | $4,557,315 | $2,278,658 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 5 | $9,786,994 | $1,957,399 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 8 | $13,367,417 | $1,670,927 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 11 | $16,332,486 | $1,484,771 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 14 | $18,811,878 | $1,343,706 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 17 | $20,846,491 | $1,226,264 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 19 | $22,017,019 | $1,158,790 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 22 | $23,655,768 | $1,075,262 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 25 | $25,160,338 | $1,006,414 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 28 | $26,321,504 | $940,054 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 31 | $27,415,784 | $884,380 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 34 | $28,403,202 | $835,388 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 36 | $29,053,826 | $807,051 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 39 | $29,966,950 | $768,383 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 42 | $30,795,767 | $733,233 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 45 | $31,573,608 | $701,636 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 48 | $32,282,232 | $672,547 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 51 | $32,957,250 | $646,221 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 53 | $33,358,830 | $629,412 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 56 | $33,931,204 | $605,914 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 228 | $6,847,209 | $30,032 |
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