Total Subsidies payments in Buncombe County, North Carolina totaled $2.4 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 70 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $250,074 | $250,074 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 3 | $695,731 | $231,910 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 5 | $973,218 | $194,644 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 7 | $1,188,786 | $169,827 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 9 | $1,321,247 | $146,805 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 11 | $1,430,150 | $130,014 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 13 | $1,510,720 | $116,209 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 15 | $1,578,199 | $105,213 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 17 | $1,632,512 | $96,030 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 19 | $1,680,454 | $88,445 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 21 | $1,719,894 | $81,900 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 23 | $1,752,077 | $76,177 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 25 | $1,781,087 | $71,243 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 27 | $1,807,706 | $66,952 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 29 | $1,832,556 | $63,192 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 31 | $1,856,689 | $59,893 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 33 | $1,879,353 | $56,950 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 35 | $1,900,550 | $54,301 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 37 | $1,920,224 | $51,898 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 39 | $1,939,225 | $49,724 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 160 | $473,565 | $2,960 |
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