Total Subsidies payments in Laurens County, South Carolina totaled $19.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 70 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 8 | $3,970,441 | $496,305 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 17 | $6,272,534 | $368,973 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 25 | $7,705,499 | $308,220 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 34 | $8,964,619 | $263,665 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 42 | $9,830,430 | $234,058 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 51 | $10,579,403 | $207,439 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 59 | $11,153,555 | $189,043 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 68 | $11,747,766 | $172,761 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 76 | $12,215,724 | $160,733 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 85 | $12,692,704 | $149,326 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 93 | $13,064,631 | $140,480 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 102 | $13,431,276 | $131,679 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 111 | $13,755,697 | $123,925 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 119 | $14,003,700 | $117,678 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 128 | $14,263,220 | $111,431 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 136 | $14,481,797 | $106,484 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 145 | $14,714,280 | $101,478 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 153 | $14,900,224 | $97,387 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 162 | $15,091,464 | $93,157 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 170 | $15,245,556 | $89,680 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 684 | $2,840,079 | $4,152 |
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