Total Subsidies payments in Sumter County, South Carolina totaled $144 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 84 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 35% | 19 | $34,525,547 | $1,817,134 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 38 | $49,264,305 | $1,296,429 |
| Top 3% | 59% | 57 | $58,603,075 | $1,028,124 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 76 | $65,291,672 | $859,101 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 96 | $70,311,269 | $732,409 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 115 | $74,001,106 | $643,488 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 134 | $77,003,893 | $574,656 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 153 | $79,497,974 | $519,595 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 173 | $81,694,241 | $472,221 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 192 | $83,498,088 | $434,886 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 211 | $85,072,157 | $403,186 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 230 | $86,403,648 | $375,668 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 249 | $87,588,513 | $351,761 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 269 | $88,636,325 | $329,503 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 288 | $89,497,529 | $310,755 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 307 | $90,283,907 | $294,084 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 326 | $90,985,756 | $279,097 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 346 | $91,645,100 | $264,870 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 365 | $92,212,474 | $252,637 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 384 | $92,726,897 | $241,476 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 1,539 | $6,183,733 | $4,018 |
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