Total Subsidies payments in Beadle County, South Dakota totaled $42.6 million in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 50 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 8 | $2,088,813 | $261,102 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 17 | $3,812,725 | $224,278 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 26 | $5,221,491 | $200,827 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 35 | $6,424,196 | $183,548 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 44 | $7,412,124 | $168,457 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 52 | $8,188,038 | $157,462 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 61 | $8,988,509 | $147,353 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 70 | $9,710,206 | $138,717 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 79 | $10,382,046 | $131,418 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 88 | $11,006,510 | $125,074 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 96 | $11,526,667 | $120,069 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 105 | $12,066,547 | $114,919 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 114 | $12,575,277 | $110,309 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 123 | $13,048,686 | $106,087 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 132 | $13,500,224 | $102,274 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 140 | $13,883,526 | $99,168 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 149 | $14,286,424 | $95,882 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 158 | $14,661,826 | $92,796 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 167 | $15,019,600 | $89,938 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 176 | $15,357,310 | $87,257 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 704 | $6,872,431 | $9,762 |
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