Total Subsidies payments in Tennessee totaled $5.9 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 87 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 48% | 1,741 | $2,193,717,434 | $1,260,033 |
| Top 2% | 61% | 3,483 | $2,796,117,517 | $802,790 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 5,225 | $3,130,875,115 | $599,211 |
| Top 4% | 73% | 6,966 | $3,351,146,538 | $481,072 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 8,708 | $3,512,528,688 | $403,368 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 10,450 | $3,638,362,460 | $348,169 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 12,191 | $3,739,926,015 | $306,778 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 13,933 | $3,824,661,974 | $274,504 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 15,675 | $3,896,143,605 | $248,558 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 17,416 | $3,957,403,892 | $227,228 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 19,158 | $4,010,638,517 | $209,345 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 20,900 | $4,057,413,082 | $194,135 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 22,641 | $4,098,945,948 | $181,041 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 24,383 | $4,136,131,836 | $169,632 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 26,125 | $4,169,619,410 | $159,603 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 27,866 | $4,199,816,252 | $150,715 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 29,608 | $4,227,139,910 | $142,770 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 31,350 | $4,252,005,573 | $135,630 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 33,091 | $4,274,729,020 | $129,181 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 34,833 | $4,295,590,001 | $123,320 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 139,334 | $275,791,305 | $1,979 |
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