Total Subsidies payments in Edgefield County, South Carolina totaled $106 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 87 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 43% | 5 | $11,116,065 | $2,223,213 |
| Top 2% | 58% | 11 | $15,060,337 | $1,369,122 |
| Top 3% | 65% | 16 | $16,975,142 | $1,060,946 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 22 | $18,632,532 | $846,933 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 28 | $19,817,043 | $707,752 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 33 | $20,619,775 | $624,842 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 39 | $21,334,083 | $547,028 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 45 | $21,854,488 | $485,655 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 50 | $22,247,906 | $444,958 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 56 | $22,605,155 | $403,663 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 61 | $22,844,752 | $374,504 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 67 | $23,105,382 | $344,856 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 73 | $23,323,738 | $319,503 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 78 | $23,480,230 | $301,029 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 84 | $23,653,537 | $281,590 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 90 | $23,810,014 | $264,556 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 95 | $23,924,115 | $251,833 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 101 | $24,046,305 | $238,082 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 106 | $24,140,944 | $227,745 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 112 | $24,246,722 | $216,489 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 451 | $1,755,208 | $3,892 |
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