Total Subsidies payments in Polk County, Tennessee totaled $16.6 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 90 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 37% | 3 | $5,121,625 | $1,707,208 |
| Top 2% | 61% | 7 | $8,469,360 | $1,209,909 |
| Top 3% | 73% | 11 | $10,012,439 | $910,222 |
| Top 4% | 77% | 14 | $10,624,539 | $758,896 |
| Top 5% | 81% | 18 | $11,163,511 | $620,195 |
| Top 6% | 84% | 22 | $11,582,826 | $526,492 |
| Top 7% | 86% | 26 | $11,933,873 | $458,995 |
| Top 8% | 88% | 29 | $12,128,294 | $418,217 |
| Top 9% | 89% | 33 | $12,297,672 | $372,657 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 37 | $12,425,193 | $335,816 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 41 | $12,529,446 | $305,596 |
| Top 12% | 91% | 44 | $12,601,173 | $286,390 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 48 | $12,689,750 | $264,370 |
| Top 14% | 93% | 52 | $12,768,622 | $245,550 |
| Top 15% | 93% | 56 | $12,833,363 | $229,167 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 59 | $12,879,621 | $218,299 |
| Top 17% | 94% | 63 | $12,938,595 | $205,375 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 67 | $12,990,090 | $193,882 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 71 | $13,036,930 | $183,619 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 74 | $13,070,449 | $176,628 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 300 | $732,017 | $2,440 |
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