Total Subsidies payments in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania totaled $1.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 57 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $163,406 | $163,406 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 2 | $289,578 | $144,789 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 4 | $413,497 | $103,374 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 5 | $470,216 | $94,043 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 7 | $576,560 | $82,366 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 8 | $616,837 | $77,105 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 10 | $690,563 | $69,056 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 11 | $723,537 | $65,776 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 13 | $786,207 | $60,477 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 14 | $815,683 | $58,263 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 15 | $844,098 | $56,273 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 17 | $896,663 | $52,745 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 18 | $918,376 | $51,021 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 20 | $958,868 | $47,943 |
| Top 15% | 69% | 21 | $978,395 | $46,590 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 23 | $1,011,343 | $43,971 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 24 | $1,027,296 | $42,804 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 26 | $1,056,818 | $40,647 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 27 | $1,070,054 | $39,632 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 29 | $1,094,802 | $37,752 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 116 | $327,483 | $2,823 |
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