Total Subsidies payments in Cherokee County, North Carolina totaled $1.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 1 | $264,057 | $264,057 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 2 | $453,125 | $226,563 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 3 | $610,319 | $203,440 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 4 | $715,970 | $178,993 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 5 | $794,093 | $158,819 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 6 | $857,116 | $142,853 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 7 | $919,772 | $131,396 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 8 | $973,921 | $121,740 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 10 | $1,053,994 | $105,399 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 11 | $1,087,441 | $98,858 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 12 | $1,117,147 | $93,096 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 13 | $1,137,387 | $87,491 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 14 | $1,156,974 | $82,641 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 15 | $1,171,714 | $78,114 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 16 | $1,185,492 | $74,093 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 17 | $1,199,011 | $70,530 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 19 | $1,224,408 | $64,443 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 20 | $1,235,133 | $61,757 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 21 | $1,245,584 | $59,314 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 22 | $1,255,951 | $57,089 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 90 | $236,365 | $2,626 |
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