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Total USDA - Subsidies in United States

USDA subsidies in United States totaled $177.6 billion from 1995-2006.

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2004200520061995-2006
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From 1995 to 2006, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 74 percent of all USDA subsidies.
Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments
1995-2006		 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%24%32,705$42,424,109,175$1,297,175
Top 2%35%65,411$62,826,500,911$960,488
Top 3%44%98,117$77,931,913,054$794,275
Top 4%51%130,823$89,874,851,936$686,996
Top 5%56%163,529$99,654,261,196$609,398
Top 6%61%196,234$107,837,539,768$549,535
Top 7%65%228,940$114,792,430,008$501,408
Top 8%68%261,646$120,779,059,199$461,612
Top 9%71%294,352$125,989,069,639$428,022
Top 10%74%327,058$130,558,342,890$399,190
Top 11%76%359,764$134,590,492,963$374,108
Top 12%78%392,469$138,168,367,065$352,049
Top 13%80%425,175$141,362,679,101$332,481
Top 14%81%457,881$144,228,474,471$314,991
Top 15%83%490,587$146,811,765,109$299,257
Top 16%84%523,293$149,146,892,240$285,016
Top 17%85%555,998$151,266,386,133$272,063
Top 18%86%588,704$153,194,922,428$260,224
Top 19%87%621,410$154,953,640,989$249,358
Top 20%88%654,116$156,563,257,533$239,351
Remaining 80% of recips.12%2,616,466$21,026,085,442$8,036