Total Subsidies payments in Wilkes County, North Carolina totaled $24.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 77 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 9 | $5,291,139 | $587,904 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 19 | $7,842,845 | $412,781 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 28 | $9,125,166 | $325,899 |
| Top 4% | 61% | 38 | $10,071,703 | $265,045 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 47 | $10,789,521 | $229,564 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 57 | $11,352,324 | $199,164 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 66 | $11,735,226 | $177,806 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 76 | $12,107,225 | $159,306 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 85 | $12,408,595 | $145,983 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 95 | $12,716,491 | $133,858 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 104 | $12,970,210 | $124,714 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 114 | $13,232,587 | $116,075 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 123 | $13,459,190 | $109,424 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 133 | $13,692,114 | $102,948 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 142 | $13,880,240 | $97,748 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 152 | $14,069,782 | $92,564 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 161 | $14,227,281 | $88,368 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 171 | $14,387,910 | $84,140 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 180 | $14,523,346 | $80,685 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 190 | $14,659,324 | $77,154 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 761 | $1,936,727 | $2,545 |
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