Total Subsidies payments in Rensselaer County, New York totaled $3.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 69 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 1 | $782,908 | $782,908 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 2 | $1,413,301 | $706,651 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 3 | $1,754,988 | $584,996 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 4 | $1,881,291 | $470,323 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 5 | $1,984,870 | $396,974 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 6 | $2,077,513 | $346,252 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 7 | $2,166,216 | $309,459 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 8 | $2,250,433 | $281,304 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 9 | $2,328,749 | $258,750 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 10 | $2,405,913 | $240,591 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 11 | $2,475,770 | $225,070 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 12 | $2,540,786 | $211,732 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 13 | $2,605,129 | $200,395 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 14 | $2,665,550 | $190,396 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 15 | $2,722,918 | $181,528 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 16 | $2,767,896 | $172,994 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 17 | $2,808,891 | $165,229 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 18 | $2,846,361 | $158,131 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 19 | $2,880,655 | $151,613 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 20 | $2,912,165 | $145,608 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 82 | $552,055 | $6,732 |
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