Total Subsidies payments in 1st District of Nebraska (Rep. Jeff Fortenberry) totaled $108 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 50 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 47 | $12,022,738 | $255,803 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 95 | $19,836,442 | $208,805 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 143 | $25,931,436 | $181,339 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 191 | $31,148,886 | $163,083 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 238 | $35,690,792 | $149,961 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 286 | $39,885,446 | $139,460 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 334 | $43,706,902 | $130,859 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 382 | $47,222,453 | $123,619 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 429 | $50,384,011 | $117,445 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 477 | $53,382,614 | $111,913 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 525 | $56,178,180 | $107,006 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 573 | $58,777,554 | $102,579 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 620 | $61,154,259 | $98,636 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 668 | $63,450,764 | $94,986 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 716 | $65,630,424 | $91,663 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 764 | $67,682,036 | $88,589 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 811 | $69,590,014 | $85,808 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 859 | $71,441,056 | $83,168 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 907 | $73,193,167 | $80,698 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 955 | $74,856,955 | $78,384 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 3,820 | $32,658,036 | $8,549 |
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