Total Subsidies payments in Bennett County, South Dakota totaled $163 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 62 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 11 | $20,544,330 | $1,867,666 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 22 | $31,541,167 | $1,433,689 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 33 | $39,746,557 | $1,204,441 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 44 | $46,894,549 | $1,065,785 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 55 | $53,008,850 | $963,797 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 66 | $58,464,718 | $885,829 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 77 | $63,321,439 | $822,356 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 88 | $67,704,911 | $769,374 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 99 | $71,769,136 | $724,941 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 110 | $75,478,018 | $686,164 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 121 | $78,881,664 | $651,915 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 132 | $82,026,995 | $621,417 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 143 | $84,976,534 | $594,241 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 154 | $87,686,190 | $569,391 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 165 | $90,191,120 | $546,613 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 176 | $92,487,257 | $525,496 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 187 | $94,576,763 | $505,758 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 198 | $96,448,614 | $487,114 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 209 | $98,157,015 | $469,651 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 220 | $99,691,922 | $453,145 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 880 | $21,143,584 | $24,027 |
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