Total Subsidies payments in Gaston County, North Carolina totaled $8.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 77 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 44% | 5 | $3,241,242 | $648,248 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 11 | $3,945,694 | $358,700 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 16 | $4,235,273 | $264,705 |
| Top 4% | 61% | 22 | $4,532,156 | $206,007 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 27 | $4,752,770 | $176,029 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 33 | $4,990,562 | $151,229 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 38 | $5,166,771 | $135,968 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 44 | $5,360,644 | $121,833 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 49 | $5,511,304 | $112,476 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 55 | $5,661,509 | $102,937 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 60 | $5,763,104 | $96,052 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 66 | $5,876,284 | $89,035 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 71 | $5,965,470 | $84,021 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 77 | $6,065,765 | $78,776 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 82 | $6,142,704 | $74,911 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 88 | $6,224,232 | $70,730 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 93 | $6,289,002 | $67,624 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 99 | $6,361,705 | $64,260 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 104 | $6,417,300 | $61,705 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 110 | $6,481,015 | $58,918 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 442 | $911,996 | $2,063 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
