Total Subsidies payments in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $132 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 82 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 29% | 75 | $38,444,019 | $512,587 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 151 | $56,487,515 | $374,090 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 226 | $69,594,111 | $307,939 |
| Top 4% | 61% | 302 | $79,791,200 | $264,209 |
| Top 5% | 67% | 377 | $87,653,596 | $232,503 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 453 | $93,899,920 | $207,285 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 528 | $98,702,845 | $186,937 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 604 | $102,607,179 | $169,879 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 679 | $105,759,030 | $155,757 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 755 | $108,401,605 | $143,578 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 830 | $110,468,996 | $133,095 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 906 | $112,247,114 | $123,893 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 981 | $113,709,708 | $115,912 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 1,057 | $114,987,882 | $108,787 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 1,132 | $116,104,463 | $102,566 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 1,208 | $117,104,690 | $96,941 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 1,284 | $117,993,821 | $91,896 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 1,359 | $118,782,169 | $87,404 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 1,435 | $119,511,344 | $83,283 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 1,510 | $120,177,218 | $79,588 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 6,043 | $11,577,097 | $1,916 |
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