Total Subsidies payments in Laurens County, South Carolina totaled $2.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 56 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $231,994 | $231,994 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 3 | $542,882 | $180,961 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 5 | $770,043 | $154,009 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 7 | $928,111 | $132,587 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 9 | $1,038,768 | $115,419 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 11 | $1,131,936 | $102,903 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 13 | $1,211,119 | $93,163 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 15 | $1,284,918 | $85,661 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 17 | $1,353,334 | $79,608 |
| Top 10% | 56% | 19 | $1,417,032 | $74,581 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 21 | $1,476,980 | $70,332 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 23 | $1,534,165 | $66,703 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 24 | $1,560,789 | $65,033 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 26 | $1,609,041 | $61,886 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 28 | $1,647,495 | $58,839 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 30 | $1,685,045 | $56,168 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 32 | $1,719,905 | $53,747 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 34 | $1,753,104 | $51,562 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 36 | $1,785,553 | $49,599 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 38 | $1,817,409 | $47,827 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 154 | $712,649 | $4,628 |
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