Total Subsidies payments in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $57.4 million in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 79 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 73 | $15,638,476 | $214,226 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 147 | $23,379,359 | $159,043 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 220 | $28,777,494 | $130,807 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 294 | $32,831,887 | $111,673 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 367 | $35,986,891 | $98,057 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 441 | $38,627,942 | $87,592 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 514 | $40,765,903 | $79,311 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 588 | $42,533,597 | $72,336 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 661 | $43,977,108 | $66,531 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 735 | $45,141,924 | $61,418 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 808 | $46,114,007 | $57,072 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 882 | $46,972,545 | $53,257 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 955 | $47,717,690 | $49,966 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 1,029 | $48,381,705 | $47,018 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 1,102 | $48,962,729 | $44,431 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 1,176 | $49,494,466 | $42,087 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 1,250 | $49,974,456 | $39,980 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 1,323 | $50,409,928 | $38,103 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 1,397 | $50,815,365 | $36,375 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 1,470 | $51,187,939 | $34,822 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 5,883 | $6,196,399 | $1,053 |
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