In 2005, the top 10 percent of recipients
were paid 66 percent of all USDA subsidies.
Pct. of Recipients
Pct. of Payments
Number of Recipients
Total Payments 2005
Payment per Recipient
Top 1%
20%
15,157
$4,275,485,656
$282,080
Top 2%
30%
30,315
$6,298,949,076
$207,783
Top 3%
37%
45,473
$7,847,520,272
$172,575
Top 4%
43%
60,631
$9,118,422,042
$150,392
Top 5%
48%
75,789
$10,200,664,257
$134,593
Top 6%
53%
90,947
$11,133,653,554
$122,419
Top 7%
57%
106,105
$11,950,574,864
$112,630
Top 8%
60%
121,263
$12,675,850,055
$104,532
Top 9%
63%
136,421
$13,324,973,691
$97,675
Top 10%
66%
151,579
$13,910,070,936
$91,768
Top 11%
68%
166,737
$14,439,192,986
$86,599
Top 12%
71%
181,895
$14,918,061,717
$82,015
Top 13%
73%
197,053
$15,353,321,315
$77,915
Top 14%
74%
212,211
$15,749,955,195
$74,218
Top 15%
76%
227,369
$16,112,439,899
$70,865
Top 16%
78%
242,527
$16,444,746,999
$67,806
Top 17%
79%
257,685
$16,750,136,798
$65,002
Top 18%
81%
272,843
$17,031,582,686
$62,423
Top 19%
82%
288,001
$17,291,370,773
$60,039
Top 20%
83%
303,159
$17,531,703,907
$57,830
Remaining 80% of recips.
17%
1,212,638
$3,621,209,344
$2,986
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