Total Subsidies payments in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $1.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 83 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 35% | 263 | $648,868,528 | $2,467,181 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 527 | $925,224,848 | $1,755,645 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 791 | $1,102,494,998 | $1,393,799 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 1,055 | $1,225,868,138 | $1,161,960 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 1,319 | $1,314,768,656 | $996,792 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 1,583 | $1,380,466,267 | $872,057 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 1,847 | $1,430,830,042 | $774,678 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 2,111 | $1,471,157,910 | $696,901 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 2,375 | $1,504,661,278 | $633,542 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 2,639 | $1,533,217,406 | $580,984 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 2,903 | $1,557,953,877 | $536,670 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 3,167 | $1,579,736,847 | $498,812 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 3,431 | $1,598,870,932 | $466,007 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 3,695 | $1,616,076,435 | $437,368 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 3,959 | $1,631,599,673 | $412,124 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 4,223 | $1,645,772,898 | $389,717 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 4,487 | $1,658,689,054 | $369,665 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 4,751 | $1,670,469,965 | $351,604 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 5,015 | $1,681,314,829 | $335,257 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 5,279 | $1,691,321,220 | $320,387 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 21,117 | $147,097,299 | $6,966 |
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