Corn Subsidies in Watauga County, North Carolina totaled $113,396 from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of corn subsidy recipients were paid 66 percent of corn subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 1 | $22,748 | $22,748 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 2 | $32,536 | $16,268 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 4 | $45,953 | $11,488 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 5 | $50,891 | $10,178 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 7 | $58,127 | $8,304 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 8 | $61,165 | $7,646 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 10 | $66,516 | $6,652 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 11 | $68,587 | $6,235 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 12 | $70,634 | $5,886 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 14 | $74,279 | $5,306 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 15 | $75,971 | $5,065 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 17 | $79,229 | $4,661 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 18 | $80,715 | $4,484 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 20 | $83,555 | $4,178 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 21 | $84,876 | $4,042 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 23 | $87,481 | $3,804 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 24 | $88,708 | $3,696 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 25 | $89,882 | $3,595 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 27 | $92,136 | $3,412 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 28 | $93,061 | $3,324 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 116 | $20,228 | $174 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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