In 2004, the top 10 percent of recipients
were paid 63 percent of all USDA subsidies.
Pct. of Recipients
Pct. of Payments
Number of Recipients
Total Payments 2004
Payment per Recipient
Top 1%
20%
14,620
$2,539,613,729
$173,708
Top 2%
29%
29,240
$3,670,420,236
$125,527
Top 3%
35%
43,860
$4,540,674,639
$103,527
Top 4%
41%
58,480
$5,263,462,929
$90,005
Top 5%
46%
73,101
$5,886,706,659
$80,528
Top 6%
50%
87,721
$6,431,725,437
$73,320
Top 7%
54%
102,341
$6,912,847,599
$67,547
Top 8%
57%
116,961
$7,341,889,730
$62,772
Top 9%
60%
131,581
$7,728,098,796
$58,733
Top 10%
63%
146,202
$8,077,563,699
$55,249
Top 11%
65%
160,822
$8,395,712,829
$52,205
Top 12%
68%
175,442
$8,686,767,126
$49,514
Top 13%
70%
190,062
$8,953,733,250
$47,110
Top 14%
72%
204,683
$9,199,165,579
$44,943
Top 15%
73%
219,303
$9,425,187,013
$42,978
Top 16%
75%
233,923
$9,633,937,717
$41,184
Top 17%
76%
248,543
$9,827,103,568
$39,539
Top 18%
78%
263,163
$10,006,313,666
$38,023
Top 19%
79%
277,784
$10,173,032,064
$36,622
Top 20%
80%
292,404
$10,328,477,895
$35,323
Remaining 80% of recips.
20%
1,169,618
$2,537,386,174
$2,169
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