Total Subsidies payments in Orleans County, Vermont totaled $1.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 54 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 1 | $232,502 | $232,502 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 2 | $321,674 | $160,837 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 3 | $403,079 | $134,360 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 5 | $523,068 | $104,614 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 6 | $572,601 | $95,434 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 7 | $616,306 | $88,044 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 8 | $649,611 | $81,201 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 10 | $705,155 | $70,516 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 11 | $730,814 | $66,438 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 12 | $755,919 | $62,993 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 13 | $779,856 | $59,989 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 15 | $824,053 | $54,937 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 16 | $844,884 | $52,805 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 17 | $863,545 | $50,797 |
| Top 15% | 63% | 18 | $882,046 | $49,003 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 20 | $917,768 | $45,888 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 21 | $931,424 | $44,354 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 22 | $944,089 | $42,913 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 23 | $956,526 | $41,588 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 25 | $979,471 | $39,179 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 100 | $420,984 | $4,210 |
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