Total Subsidies payments in Ward County, North Dakota totaled $925 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 72 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 42 | $93,706,687 | $2,231,112 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 85 | $158,909,838 | $1,869,528 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 128 | $213,415,411 | $1,667,308 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 170 | $256,905,142 | $1,511,207 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 213 | $294,028,950 | $1,380,418 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 256 | $324,885,448 | $1,269,084 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 298 | $350,793,754 | $1,177,160 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 341 | $373,439,433 | $1,095,130 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 384 | $392,877,687 | $1,023,119 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 426 | $409,330,505 | $960,870 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 469 | $424,096,964 | $904,258 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 512 | $437,022,987 | $853,561 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 554 | $448,498,390 | $809,564 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 597 | $458,937,963 | $768,740 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 640 | $468,304,797 | $731,726 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 682 | $476,424,916 | $698,570 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 725 | $483,968,999 | $667,543 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 768 | $490,738,450 | $638,982 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 810 | $496,718,823 | $613,233 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 853 | $502,220,113 | $588,769 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 3,414 | $67,738,067 | $19,841 |
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