Total Subsidies payments in Burke County, North Carolina totaled $11.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 82 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 3 | $2,366,958 | $788,986 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 7 | $3,745,543 | $535,078 |
| Top 3% | 52% | 11 | $4,564,337 | $414,940 |
| Top 4% | 60% | 15 | $5,197,612 | $346,507 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 18 | $5,629,523 | $312,751 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 22 | $6,131,917 | $278,723 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 26 | $6,513,456 | $250,518 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 30 | $6,778,885 | $225,963 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 34 | $6,973,840 | $205,113 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 37 | $7,098,661 | $191,856 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 41 | $7,238,273 | $176,543 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 45 | $7,359,513 | $163,545 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 49 | $7,456,207 | $152,168 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 53 | $7,542,916 | $142,319 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 56 | $7,603,856 | $135,783 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 60 | $7,681,797 | $128,030 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 64 | $7,754,201 | $121,159 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 68 | $7,819,865 | $114,998 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 72 | $7,882,803 | $109,483 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 75 | $7,926,626 | $105,688 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 304 | $770,587 | $2,535 |
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