Total Subsidies payments in Blount County, Tennessee totaled $1.6 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 53 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 2 | $243,033 | $121,517 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 4 | $356,976 | $89,244 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 6 | $453,652 | $75,609 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 8 | $536,400 | $67,050 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 10 | $607,941 | $60,794 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 12 | $667,390 | $55,616 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 14 | $721,660 | $51,547 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 16 | $772,865 | $48,304 |
| Top 9% | 51% | 18 | $813,590 | $45,199 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 20 | $848,684 | $42,434 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 22 | $879,998 | $40,000 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 24 | $910,328 | $37,930 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 26 | $939,345 | $36,129 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 28 | $966,223 | $34,508 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 30 | $990,400 | $33,013 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 32 | $1,013,238 | $31,664 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 34 | $1,035,144 | $30,445 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 36 | $1,056,392 | $29,344 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 38 | $1,077,070 | $28,344 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 40 | $1,096,176 | $27,404 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 162 | $497,947 | $3,074 |
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