Total Subsidies payments in Yancey County, North Carolina totaled $11.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 78 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 19 | $2,522,701 | $132,774 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 39 | $3,778,057 | $96,873 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 59 | $4,730,101 | $80,171 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 79 | $5,433,237 | $68,775 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 99 | $5,986,726 | $60,472 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 119 | $6,412,181 | $53,884 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 138 | $6,743,070 | $48,863 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 158 | $7,027,239 | $44,476 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 178 | $7,260,528 | $40,789 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 198 | $7,470,806 | $37,731 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 218 | $7,661,581 | $35,145 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 238 | $7,829,208 | $32,896 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 257 | $7,965,794 | $30,995 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 277 | $8,094,550 | $29,222 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 297 | $8,212,804 | $27,653 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 317 | $8,318,965 | $26,243 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 337 | $8,416,310 | $24,974 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 357 | $8,506,083 | $23,827 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 376 | $8,583,477 | $22,828 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 396 | $8,657,831 | $21,863 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 1,588 | $977,113 | $615 |
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