Total Subsidies payments in Brookings County, South Dakota totaled $52.2 million in 2020
In 2020, 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 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 10 | $10,822,978 | $1,082,298 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 21 | $15,581,225 | $741,963 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 32 | $18,668,781 | $583,399 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 43 | $21,016,765 | $488,762 |
| Top 5% | 50% | 53 | $22,862,614 | $431,370 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 64 | $24,564,999 | $383,828 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 75 | $26,085,077 | $347,801 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 86 | $27,463,919 | $319,348 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 97 | $28,724,504 | $296,129 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 107 | $29,773,954 | $278,261 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 118 | $30,798,301 | $261,003 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 129 | $31,738,621 | $246,036 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 140 | $32,583,012 | $232,736 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 151 | $33,372,336 | $221,009 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 161 | $34,059,725 | $211,551 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 172 | $34,772,649 | $202,167 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 183 | $35,415,289 | $193,526 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 194 | $35,996,501 | $185,549 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 205 | $36,544,895 | $178,268 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 215 | $37,011,968 | $172,149 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 864 | $8,752,821 | $10,131 |
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