Total Subsidies payments in Russell County, Virginia totaled $24.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 77 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 33% | 28 | $7,499,076 | $267,824 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 56 | $10,294,460 | $183,830 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 84 | $12,001,635 | $142,877 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 112 | $13,265,062 | $118,438 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 141 | $14,326,121 | $101,604 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 169 | $15,160,950 | $89,710 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 197 | $15,880,733 | $80,613 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 225 | $16,494,736 | $73,310 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 254 | $17,031,626 | $67,054 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 282 | $17,504,591 | $62,073 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 310 | $17,925,325 | $57,824 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 338 | $18,290,811 | $54,115 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 367 | $18,628,854 | $50,760 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 395 | $18,929,539 | $47,923 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 423 | $19,204,464 | $45,401 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 451 | $19,452,297 | $43,131 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 480 | $19,688,012 | $41,017 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 508 | $19,900,622 | $39,174 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 536 | $20,098,369 | $37,497 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 564 | $20,281,923 | $35,961 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 2,260 | $2,412,092 | $1,067 |
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