Total Subsidies payments in Burke County, North Carolina totaled $11.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 3 | $2,125,904 | $708,635 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 7 | $3,504,489 | $500,641 |
| Top 3% | 52% | 11 | $4,304,746 | $391,341 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 15 | $4,916,719 | $327,781 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 18 | $5,327,483 | $295,971 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 22 | $5,790,783 | $263,217 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 26 | $6,147,867 | $236,456 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 30 | $6,413,296 | $213,777 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 34 | $6,608,251 | $194,360 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 37 | $6,733,072 | $181,975 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 41 | $6,872,684 | $167,626 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 45 | $6,993,924 | $155,421 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 49 | $7,090,351 | $144,701 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 52 | $7,154,902 | $137,594 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 56 | $7,235,490 | $129,205 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 60 | $7,312,881 | $121,881 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 64 | $7,383,087 | $115,361 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 68 | $7,447,750 | $109,526 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 71 | $7,494,789 | $105,560 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 75 | $7,552,730 | $100,703 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 303 | $753,788 | $2,488 |
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