Total Subsidies payments in Lewis County, West Virginia totaled $1.8 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 1 | $439,200 | $439,200 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 2 | $809,284 | $404,642 |
| Top 3% | 59% | 3 | $1,047,607 | $349,202 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 4 | $1,272,805 | $318,201 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 5 | $1,364,090 | $272,818 |
| Top 6% | 78% | 6 | $1,390,149 | $231,691 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 8 | $1,420,366 | $177,546 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 9 | $1,432,644 | $159,183 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 10 | $1,443,829 | $144,383 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 11 | $1,454,758 | $132,251 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 12 | $1,465,363 | $122,114 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 13 | $1,475,379 | $113,491 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 14 | $1,485,216 | $106,087 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 16 | $1,501,370 | $93,836 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 17 | $1,509,246 | $88,779 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 18 | $1,516,998 | $84,278 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 19 | $1,524,650 | $80,245 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 20 | $1,531,869 | $76,593 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 21 | $1,539,009 | $73,286 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 23 | $1,552,355 | $67,494 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 92 | $234,581 | $2,550 |
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