Total Subsidies payments in Tennessee totaled $349 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 82 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 189 | $89,554,694 | $473,834 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 378 | $129,495,883 | $342,582 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 568 | $157,360,370 | $277,043 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 757 | $177,961,192 | $235,087 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 947 | $193,649,084 | $204,487 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 1,136 | $205,746,538 | $181,115 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 1,326 | $215,364,882 | $162,417 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 1,515 | $223,189,970 | $147,320 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 1,705 | $229,755,762 | $134,754 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 1,894 | $235,143,055 | $124,152 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 2,084 | $239,760,876 | $115,048 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 2,273 | $243,654,799 | $107,195 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 2,463 | $247,022,101 | $100,293 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 2,652 | $249,949,159 | $94,249 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 2,842 | $252,522,664 | $88,854 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 3,031 | $254,782,572 | $84,059 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 3,221 | $256,801,123 | $79,727 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 3,410 | $258,617,687 | $75,841 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 3,600 | $260,291,832 | $72,303 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 3,789 | $261,802,325 | $69,095 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 15,160 | $23,717,539 | $1,564 |
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