Corn Subsidies in Alexander County, North Carolina totaled $1.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of corn subsidy recipients were paid 74 percent of corn subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 1 | $308,434 | $308,434 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 2 | $422,659 | $211,330 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 3 | $523,628 | $174,543 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 4 | $624,030 | $156,007 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 6 | $783,916 | $130,653 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 7 | $844,800 | $120,686 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 8 | $900,162 | $112,520 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 9 | $953,673 | $105,964 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 10 | $1,002,982 | $100,298 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 12 | $1,092,683 | $91,057 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 13 | $1,132,794 | $87,138 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 14 | $1,165,637 | $83,260 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 15 | $1,193,031 | $79,535 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 16 | $1,212,602 | $75,788 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 18 | $1,246,160 | $69,231 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 19 | $1,262,246 | $66,434 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 20 | $1,277,850 | $63,892 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 21 | $1,293,407 | $61,591 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 22 | $1,307,148 | $59,416 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 24 | $1,329,867 | $55,411 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 97 | $137,733 | $1,420 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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