Total Subsidies payments in Lee County, South Carolina totaled $8.9 million in 2022
In 2022, 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 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $168,681 | $168,681 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 3 | $418,965 | $139,655 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 5 | $612,824 | $122,565 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 7 | $768,998 | $109,857 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 8 | $842,681 | $105,335 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 10 | $977,346 | $97,735 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 12 | $1,105,266 | $92,105 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 14 | $1,226,960 | $87,640 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 16 | $1,336,885 | $83,555 |
| Top 10% | 56% | 17 | $1,387,446 | $81,614 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 19 | $1,485,984 | $78,210 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 21 | $1,575,225 | $75,011 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 23 | $1,656,154 | $72,007 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 24 | $1,695,405 | $70,642 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 26 | $1,764,698 | $67,873 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 28 | $1,831,353 | $65,405 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 30 | $1,888,005 | $62,934 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 32 | $1,939,478 | $60,609 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 33 | $1,962,115 | $59,458 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 35 | $2,005,184 | $57,291 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 143 | $471,257 | $3,296 |
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