Total Subsidies payments in Wilkes County, North Carolina totaled $4.0 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 61 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 2 | $447,902 | $223,951 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 4 | $763,070 | $190,767 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 7 | $1,181,977 | $168,854 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 9 | $1,399,515 | $155,502 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 11 | $1,582,146 | $143,831 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 14 | $1,772,611 | $126,615 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 16 | $1,871,834 | $116,990 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 18 | $1,958,871 | $108,826 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 21 | $2,079,860 | $99,041 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 23 | $2,152,094 | $93,569 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 26 | $2,249,455 | $86,518 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 28 | $2,311,759 | $82,563 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 30 | $2,370,627 | $79,021 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 33 | $2,447,731 | $74,174 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 35 | $2,494,178 | $71,262 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 37 | $2,535,058 | $68,515 |
| Top 17% | 74% | 40 | $2,589,873 | $64,747 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 42 | $2,623,033 | $62,453 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 45 | $2,671,299 | $59,362 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 47 | $2,702,477 | $57,500 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 190 | $802,517 | $4,224 |
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