Total Subsidies payments in Union County, North Carolina totaled $11.6 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 2 | $2,105,677 | $1,052,838 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 4 | $2,927,240 | $731,810 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 6 | $3,468,321 | $578,054 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 8 | $3,938,446 | $492,306 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 10 | $4,385,857 | $438,586 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 12 | $4,787,637 | $398,970 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 14 | $5,117,038 | $365,503 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 16 | $5,416,516 | $338,532 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 18 | $5,700,392 | $316,688 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 20 | $5,973,455 | $298,673 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 22 | $6,230,446 | $283,202 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 24 | $6,464,685 | $269,362 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 26 | $6,678,743 | $256,875 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 28 | $6,876,585 | $245,592 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 30 | $7,065,020 | $235,501 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 32 | $7,248,302 | $226,509 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 35 | $7,493,182 | $214,091 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 37 | $7,639,276 | $206,467 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 39 | $7,762,692 | $199,043 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 41 | $7,867,193 | $191,883 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 165 | $1,256,798 | $7,617 |
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