Total Subsidies payments in Wake County, North Carolina totaled $2.0 million in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 70 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1 | $134,635 | $134,635 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 3 | $342,281 | $114,094 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 4 | $407,117 | $101,779 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 6 | $505,799 | $84,300 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 8 | $582,400 | $72,800 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 9 | $611,713 | $67,968 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 11 | $658,434 | $59,858 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 13 | $702,031 | $54,002 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 14 | $722,781 | $51,627 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 16 | $763,972 | $47,748 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 18 | $798,609 | $44,367 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 19 | $811,657 | $42,719 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 21 | $836,658 | $39,841 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 23 | $858,277 | $37,316 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 24 | $867,568 | $36,149 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 26 | $885,862 | $34,072 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 28 | $903,445 | $32,266 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 29 | $911,108 | $31,418 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 31 | $925,469 | $29,854 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 33 | $937,744 | $28,416 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 133 | $149,694 | $1,126 |
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