Total Subsidies payments in Wake County, North Carolina totaled $4.5 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $347,858 | $347,858 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 3 | $905,321 | $301,774 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 5 | $1,336,325 | $267,265 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 7 | $1,651,826 | $235,975 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 9 | $1,923,503 | $213,723 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 11 | $2,129,360 | $193,578 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 13 | $2,305,679 | $177,360 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 15 | $2,455,659 | $163,711 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 17 | $2,586,135 | $152,126 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 19 | $2,699,276 | $142,067 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 21 | $2,792,232 | $132,963 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 23 | $2,880,182 | $125,225 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 25 | $2,962,831 | $118,513 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 27 | $3,039,356 | $112,569 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 29 | $3,109,512 | $107,225 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 31 | $3,175,753 | $102,444 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 33 | $3,222,166 | $97,641 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 35 | $3,266,830 | $93,338 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 37 | $3,301,731 | $89,236 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 39 | $3,330,454 | $85,396 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 159 | $374,364 | $2,354 |
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