Total Subsidies payments in Wayne County, North Carolina totaled $19.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 67 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 4 | $2,232,849 | $558,212 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 9 | $4,047,233 | $449,693 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 14 | $5,436,039 | $388,288 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 19 | $6,601,649 | $347,455 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 24 | $7,558,156 | $314,923 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 29 | $8,301,539 | $286,260 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 33 | $8,819,045 | $267,244 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 38 | $9,435,053 | $248,291 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 43 | $9,920,527 | $230,710 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 48 | $10,342,887 | $215,477 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 53 | $10,726,090 | $202,379 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 58 | $11,096,623 | $191,321 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 62 | $11,370,477 | $183,395 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 67 | $11,690,120 | $174,479 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 72 | $11,975,216 | $166,322 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 77 | $12,241,793 | $158,984 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 82 | $12,482,181 | $152,222 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 87 | $12,707,370 | $146,062 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 91 | $12,874,935 | $141,483 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 96 | $13,071,350 | $136,160 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 388 | $2,253,469 | $5,808 |
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