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
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