Total Subsidies payments in Rutherford County, North Carolina totaled $1.4 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 59 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 1 | $331,405 | $331,405 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 3 | $463,923 | $154,641 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 4 | $521,058 | $130,265 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 6 | $580,050 | $96,675 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 8 | $616,869 | $77,109 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 9 | $634,497 | $70,500 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 11 | $665,424 | $60,493 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 13 | $695,773 | $53,521 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 14 | $710,108 | $50,722 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 16 | $737,041 | $46,065 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 18 | $762,508 | $42,362 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 19 | $774,195 | $40,747 |
| Top 13% | 63% | 21 | $796,976 | $37,951 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 23 | $818,653 | $35,594 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 24 | $828,790 | $34,533 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 26 | $848,647 | $32,640 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 28 | $867,739 | $30,991 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 29 | $877,078 | $30,244 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 31 | $894,601 | $28,858 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 33 | $911,278 | $27,614 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 133 | $347,726 | $2,614 |
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