Total Subsidies payments in Orleans County, Vermont totaled $44.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 66 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 9 | $10,709,180 | $1,189,909 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 19 | $15,008,885 | $789,941 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 29 | $17,883,329 | $616,667 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 39 | $20,164,395 | $517,036 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 49 | $22,178,772 | $452,628 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 58 | $23,629,210 | $407,400 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 68 | $25,032,958 | $368,132 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 78 | $26,270,328 | $336,799 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 88 | $27,415,689 | $311,542 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 98 | $28,477,492 | $290,587 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 107 | $29,354,453 | $274,341 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 117 | $30,241,360 | $258,473 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 127 | $31,057,328 | $244,546 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 137 | $31,780,585 | $231,975 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 147 | $32,443,087 | $220,701 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 156 | $33,000,066 | $211,539 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 166 | $33,578,135 | $202,278 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 176 | $34,111,851 | $193,817 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 186 | $34,622,130 | $186,140 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 196 | $35,088,991 | $179,025 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 784 | $7,999,758 | $10,204 |
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