Total Subsidies payments in South Dakota totaled $1.2 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 54 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 328 | $103,097,903 | $314,323 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 657 | $158,317,883 | $240,971 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 986 | $200,680,703 | $203,530 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 1,315 | $235,804,617 | $179,319 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 1,644 | $265,987,485 | $161,793 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 1,973 | $292,516,317 | $148,260 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 2,302 | $316,316,198 | $137,409 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 2,631 | $337,922,632 | $128,439 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 2,960 | $357,670,126 | $120,835 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 3,289 | $375,966,402 | $114,310 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 3,618 | $392,957,589 | $108,612 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 3,947 | $408,845,834 | $103,584 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 4,275 | $423,652,928 | $99,100 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 4,604 | $437,629,095 | $95,054 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 4,933 | $450,777,103 | $91,380 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 5,262 | $463,199,311 | $88,027 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 5,591 | $474,894,611 | $84,939 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 5,920 | $485,933,969 | $82,083 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 6,249 | $496,376,415 | $79,433 |
| Top 20% | 72% | 6,578 | $506,286,032 | $76,967 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 28% | 26,314 | $192,249,690 | $7,306 |
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