Total Subsidies payments in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina totaled $6.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 3 | $1,480,073 | $493,358 |
| Top 3% | 54% | 5 | $1,957,943 | $391,589 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 6 | $2,125,109 | $354,185 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 8 | $2,388,371 | $298,546 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 10 | $2,624,105 | $262,411 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 12 | $2,829,627 | $235,802 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 13 | $2,885,246 | $221,942 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 15 | $2,969,511 | $197,967 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 17 | $3,050,775 | $179,457 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 18 | $3,090,576 | $171,699 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 20 | $3,153,830 | $157,691 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 22 | $3,207,497 | $145,795 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 24 | $3,249,743 | $135,406 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 25 | $3,266,056 | $130,642 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 27 | $3,295,659 | $122,061 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 29 | $3,323,223 | $114,594 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 30 | $3,336,452 | $111,215 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 32 | $3,360,723 | $105,023 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 34 | $3,383,329 | $99,510 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 138 | $276,117 | $2,001 |
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