Total Subsidies payments in Berkeley County, South Carolina totaled $16.7 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 3 | $2,138,518 | $712,839 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 7 | $4,163,307 | $594,758 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 10 | $5,175,604 | $517,560 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 14 | $5,977,467 | $426,962 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 18 | $6,626,238 | $368,124 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 21 | $7,009,097 | $333,767 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 25 | $7,436,610 | $297,464 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 29 | $7,810,322 | $269,321 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 32 | $8,068,602 | $252,144 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 36 | $8,368,222 | $232,451 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 40 | $8,630,560 | $215,764 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 43 | $8,798,257 | $204,611 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 47 | $9,009,241 | $191,686 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 50 | $9,162,704 | $183,254 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 54 | $9,361,757 | $173,366 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 58 | $9,541,284 | $164,505 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 61 | $9,669,480 | $158,516 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 65 | $9,835,658 | $151,318 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 69 | $9,990,793 | $144,794 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 72 | $10,094,088 | $140,196 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 292 | $1,680,384 | $5,755 |
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