Total Subsidies payments in Cherokee County, North Carolina totaled $8.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 85 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 36% | 7 | $2,667,578 | $381,083 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 14 | $3,954,782 | $282,484 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 21 | $4,751,044 | $226,240 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 28 | $5,180,868 | $185,031 |
| Top 5% | 74% | 35 | $5,501,468 | $157,185 |
| Top 6% | 78% | 43 | $5,786,556 | $134,571 |
| Top 7% | 80% | 50 | $5,967,292 | $119,346 |
| Top 8% | 82% | 57 | $6,121,745 | $107,399 |
| Top 9% | 84% | 64 | $6,242,848 | $97,545 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 71 | $6,344,138 | $89,354 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 78 | $6,429,986 | $82,436 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 86 | $6,516,359 | $75,772 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 93 | $6,582,177 | $70,776 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 100 | $6,642,258 | $66,423 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 107 | $6,696,841 | $62,587 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 114 | $6,747,126 | $59,185 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 122 | $6,800,668 | $55,743 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 129 | $6,842,086 | $53,039 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 136 | $6,881,377 | $50,598 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 143 | $6,918,131 | $48,379 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 575 | $508,873 | $885 |
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