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Total USDA - Subsidies in United States

USDA subsidies in United States totaled $13.4 billion in 2006

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In 2006, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 62 percent of all USDA subsidies.
Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments
2006		 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%20%14,462$2,726,521,915$188,530
Top 2%29%28,925$3,897,241,917$134,736
Top 3%36%43,388$4,775,897,365$110,074
Top 4%41%57,851$5,499,322,479$95,060
Top 5%46%72,314$6,123,770,531$84,683
Top 6%50%86,776$6,671,649,056$76,884
Top 7%53%101,239$7,157,054,936$70,695
Top 8%57%115,702$7,591,603,010$65,613
Top 9%60%130,165$7,983,913,125$61,337
Top 10%62%144,628$8,339,987,085$57,665
Top 11%65%159,090$8,665,592,936$54,470
Top 12%67%173,553$8,964,394,185$51,652
Top 13%69%188,016$9,239,058,976$49,140
Top 14%71%202,479$9,491,856,675$46,878
Top 15%73%216,942$9,725,456,705$44,830
Top 16%74%231,404$9,941,712,874$42,963
Top 17%76%245,867$10,142,520,689$41,252
Top 18%77%260,330$10,329,335,754$39,678
Top 19%78%274,793$10,503,470,435$38,223
Top 20%80%289,256$10,666,101,190$36,874
Remaining 80% of recips.20%1,157,024$2,739,082,913$2,367