Total Subsidies payments in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania totaled $3.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 49 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $268,931 | $268,931 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 2 | $486,312 | $243,156 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 3 | $636,454 | $212,151 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 4 | $776,254 | $194,063 |
| Top 5% | 31% | 5 | $913,872 | $182,774 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 6 | $1,041,143 | $173,524 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 7 | $1,161,737 | $165,962 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 8 | $1,271,051 | $158,881 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 9 | $1,359,114 | $151,013 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 10 | $1,443,872 | $144,387 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 11 | $1,520,196 | $138,200 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 13 | $1,661,828 | $127,833 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 14 | $1,727,442 | $123,389 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 15 | $1,784,017 | $118,934 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 16 | $1,839,037 | $114,940 |
| Top 16% | 65% | 17 | $1,892,805 | $111,341 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 18 | $1,946,094 | $108,116 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 19 | $1,998,426 | $105,180 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 20 | $2,047,856 | $102,393 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 21 | $2,092,783 | $99,656 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 88 | $829,649 | $9,428 |
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