Total Subsidies payments in Benton County, Tennessee totaled $1.6 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 77 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 1 | $187,957 | $187,957 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 3 | $430,128 | $143,376 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 5 | $592,747 | $118,549 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 7 | $703,993 | $100,570 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 9 | $787,049 | $87,450 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 11 | $842,380 | $76,580 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 13 | $888,590 | $68,353 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 15 | $918,607 | $61,240 |
| Top 9% | 76% | 17 | $943,140 | $55,479 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 19 | $963,450 | $50,708 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 21 | $982,079 | $46,766 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 23 | $999,280 | $43,447 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 25 | $1,014,419 | $40,577 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 27 | $1,029,095 | $38,115 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 29 | $1,042,167 | $35,937 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 31 | $1,054,647 | $34,021 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 33 | $1,066,363 | $32,314 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 35 | $1,077,371 | $30,782 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 37 | $1,087,944 | $29,404 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 39 | $1,096,165 | $28,107 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 159 | $152,908 | $962 |
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