Total Subsidies payments in Ashe County, North Carolina totaled $12.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 84 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 36% | 21 | $4,223,929 | $201,139 |
| Top 2% | 51% | 42 | $5,955,720 | $141,803 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 64 | $7,047,270 | $110,114 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 85 | $7,814,871 | $91,940 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 106 | $8,374,208 | $79,002 |
| Top 6% | 76% | 128 | $8,816,628 | $68,880 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 149 | $9,131,033 | $61,282 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 171 | $9,394,396 | $54,938 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 192 | $9,603,930 | $50,020 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 213 | $9,786,960 | $45,948 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 235 | $9,958,008 | $42,375 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 256 | $10,105,509 | $39,475 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 277 | $10,237,335 | $36,958 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 299 | $10,360,429 | $34,650 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 320 | $10,465,277 | $32,704 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 342 | $10,558,405 | $30,873 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 363 | $10,636,467 | $29,302 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 384 | $10,705,661 | $27,879 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 406 | $10,771,264 | $26,530 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 427 | $10,829,007 | $25,361 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 1,711 | $779,493 | $456 |
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