Total Subsidies payments in Vermont totaled $82.8 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 74 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 17 | $18,855,255 | $1,109,133 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 35 | $30,151,253 | $861,464 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 52 | $37,905,888 | $728,959 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 70 | $43,919,163 | $627,417 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 87 | $47,987,425 | $551,580 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 105 | $51,126,025 | $486,915 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 122 | $53,677,184 | $439,977 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 140 | $56,023,166 | $400,165 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 157 | $57,950,929 | $369,114 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 175 | $59,612,469 | $340,643 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 192 | $60,994,638 | $317,680 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 210 | $62,306,624 | $296,698 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 227 | $63,416,951 | $279,370 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 245 | $64,507,645 | $263,297 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 262 | $65,437,775 | $249,763 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 280 | $66,331,231 | $236,897 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 297 | $67,104,259 | $225,940 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 315 | $67,872,513 | $215,468 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 332 | $68,545,549 | $206,463 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 350 | $69,198,418 | $197,710 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 1,400 | $11,748,642 | $8,392 |
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