Total Subsidies payments in Petroleum County, Montana totaled $48.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 58 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 3 | $4,701,680 | $1,567,227 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 6 | $8,088,662 | $1,348,110 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 9 | $10,569,271 | $1,174,363 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 12 | $12,829,486 | $1,069,124 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 15 | $14,928,645 | $995,243 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 18 | $16,751,007 | $930,612 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 21 | $18,362,360 | $874,398 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 24 | $19,819,846 | $825,827 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 27 | $21,078,528 | $780,686 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 30 | $22,223,610 | $740,787 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 33 | $23,269,157 | $705,126 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 36 | $24,275,090 | $674,308 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 39 | $25,192,095 | $645,951 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 42 | $26,018,360 | $619,485 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 45 | $26,760,768 | $594,684 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 48 | $27,438,251 | $571,630 |
| Top 17% | 74% | 52 | $28,303,849 | $544,305 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 55 | $28,923,931 | $525,890 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 58 | $29,522,485 | $509,008 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 61 | $30,084,903 | $493,195 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 245 | $7,921,523 | $32,333 |
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