Total Subsidies payments in Mellette County, South Dakota totaled $105 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 59 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 8 | $9,882,271 | $1,235,284 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 17 | $17,091,676 | $1,005,393 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 26 | $22,442,477 | $863,172 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 34 | $26,454,824 | $778,083 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 43 | $30,502,609 | $709,363 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 52 | $33,995,381 | $653,757 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 60 | $36,787,456 | $613,124 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 69 | $39,588,960 | $573,753 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 78 | $42,156,182 | $540,464 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 87 | $44,490,150 | $511,381 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 95 | $46,439,142 | $488,833 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 104 | $48,505,152 | $466,396 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 113 | $50,426,821 | $446,255 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 121 | $51,999,177 | $429,745 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 130 | $53,595,671 | $412,274 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 139 | $55,081,802 | $396,272 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 147 | $56,312,228 | $383,076 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 156 | $57,631,036 | $369,430 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 165 | $58,826,815 | $356,526 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 174 | $59,951,446 | $344,549 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 696 | $15,119,215 | $21,723 |
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