Total Subsidies payments in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina totaled $6.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 83 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 3 | $1,463,207 | $487,736 |
| Top 3% | 54% | 5 | $1,916,542 | $383,308 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 6 | $2,083,708 | $347,285 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 8 | $2,328,320 | $291,040 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 10 | $2,547,701 | $254,770 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 11 | $2,649,476 | $240,861 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 13 | $2,785,833 | $214,295 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 15 | $2,870,098 | $191,340 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 17 | $2,951,362 | $173,610 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 18 | $2,991,163 | $166,176 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 20 | $3,054,417 | $152,721 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 22 | $3,108,084 | $141,277 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 23 | $3,133,173 | $136,225 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 25 | $3,166,643 | $126,666 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 27 | $3,196,246 | $118,379 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 29 | $3,223,810 | $111,166 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 30 | $3,237,039 | $107,901 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 32 | $3,261,310 | $101,916 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 34 | $3,283,916 | $96,586 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 137 | $274,875 | $2,006 |
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