Total Subsidies payments in Polk County, North Carolina totaled $9.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 84 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 3 | $1,839,864 | $613,288 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 6 | $2,577,838 | $429,640 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 10 | $3,259,530 | $325,953 |
| Top 4% | 65% | 13 | $3,547,252 | $272,866 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 17 | $3,882,057 | $228,356 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 20 | $4,081,632 | $204,082 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 24 | $4,264,925 | $177,705 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 27 | $4,373,774 | $161,992 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 30 | $4,470,585 | $149,019 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 34 | $4,575,121 | $134,562 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 37 | $4,648,329 | $125,631 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 41 | $4,734,071 | $115,465 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 44 | $4,788,308 | $108,825 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 48 | $4,851,659 | $101,076 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 51 | $4,888,286 | $95,849 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 54 | $4,920,671 | $91,124 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 58 | $4,961,599 | $85,545 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 61 | $4,988,785 | $81,783 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 65 | $5,021,401 | $77,252 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 68 | $5,043,519 | $74,169 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 275 | $383,820 | $1,396 |
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