Total Subsidies payments in Pennington County, South Dakota totaled $6.4 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 63 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 3 | $659,661 | $219,887 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 6 | $1,118,416 | $186,403 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 9 | $1,425,003 | $158,334 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 12 | $1,669,008 | $139,084 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 15 | $1,854,584 | $123,639 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 18 | $1,986,546 | $110,364 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 21 | $2,110,193 | $100,485 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 24 | $2,222,861 | $92,619 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 27 | $2,319,700 | $85,915 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 30 | $2,402,142 | $80,071 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 33 | $2,478,054 | $75,093 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 36 | $2,551,463 | $70,874 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 39 | $2,621,440 | $67,216 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 42 | $2,688,801 | $64,019 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 45 | $2,751,881 | $61,153 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 48 | $2,811,347 | $58,570 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 52 | $2,883,253 | $55,447 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 55 | $2,935,672 | $53,376 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 58 | $2,985,867 | $51,480 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 61 | $3,031,141 | $49,691 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 245 | $801,277 | $3,271 |
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