Total Subsidies payments in Brookings County, South Dakota totaled $473 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 32 | $56,054,924 | $1,751,716 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 64 | $88,433,587 | $1,381,775 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 97 | $114,482,559 | $1,180,233 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 129 | $135,751,147 | $1,052,334 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 162 | $153,595,165 | $948,118 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 194 | $168,436,996 | $868,232 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 226 | $181,702,638 | $803,994 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 259 | $193,974,500 | $748,936 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 291 | $204,686,301 | $703,389 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 324 | $214,728,818 | $662,743 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 356 | $223,417,272 | $627,577 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 388 | $231,313,850 | $596,170 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 421 | $238,802,175 | $567,226 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 453 | $245,402,873 | $541,728 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 486 | $251,662,190 | $517,823 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 518 | $257,276,589 | $496,673 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 550 | $262,303,860 | $476,916 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 583 | $266,972,900 | $457,930 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 615 | $271,189,788 | $440,959 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 648 | $275,176,422 | $424,655 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 2,593 | $56,502,840 | $21,791 |
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