Total Subsidies payments in Sumter County, South Carolina totaled $6.4 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $440,543 | $440,543 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 3 | $891,571 | $297,190 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 5 | $1,283,983 | $256,797 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 7 | $1,652,807 | $236,115 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 9 | $2,012,743 | $223,638 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 11 | $2,325,221 | $211,384 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 13 | $2,585,365 | $198,874 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 14 | $2,695,463 | $192,533 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 16 | $2,902,025 | $181,377 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 18 | $3,083,257 | $171,292 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 20 | $3,230,120 | $161,506 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 22 | $3,342,322 | $151,924 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 24 | $3,441,236 | $143,385 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 26 | $3,530,509 | $135,789 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 27 | $3,570,130 | $132,227 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 29 | $3,645,953 | $125,723 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 31 | $3,714,022 | $119,807 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 33 | $3,778,386 | $114,497 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 35 | $3,835,896 | $109,597 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 37 | $3,885,288 | $105,008 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 149 | $469,112 | $3,148 |
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