Total Subsidies payments in Bedford County, Tennessee totaled $2.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 79 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 1 | $291,718 | $291,718 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 3 | $591,236 | $197,079 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 5 | $819,721 | $163,944 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 6 | $899,743 | $149,957 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 8 | $992,000 | $124,000 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 10 | $1,081,720 | $108,172 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 12 | $1,166,521 | $97,210 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 13 | $1,207,048 | $92,850 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 15 | $1,287,080 | $85,805 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 17 | $1,359,485 | $79,970 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 19 | $1,419,602 | $74,716 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 20 | $1,445,261 | $72,263 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 22 | $1,484,277 | $67,467 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 24 | $1,511,234 | $62,968 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 26 | $1,533,976 | $58,999 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 27 | $1,544,408 | $57,200 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 29 | $1,564,477 | $53,947 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 31 | $1,577,786 | $50,896 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 33 | $1,590,203 | $48,188 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 34 | $1,596,110 | $46,944 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 140 | $115,364 | $824 |
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