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Total USDA - Subsidies in 7th district of Minnesota (Rep. Collin C. Peterson)

USDA subsidies in 7th district of Minnesota (Rep. Collin C. Peterson) totaled $5.2 billion from 1995-2006.

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2004200520061995-2006
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Payment ConcentrationPayment ConcentrationPayment ConcentrationPayment Concentration 

From 1995 to 2006, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 59 percent of all USDA subsidies.
Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments
1995-2006		 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%13%594$661,240,821$1,113,200
Top 2%21%1,189$1,093,255,124$919,474
Top 3%28%1,784$1,450,853,532$813,259
Top 4%34%2,379$1,760,134,713$739,863
Top 5%39%2,974$2,031,253,791$683,004
Top 6%44%3,569$2,272,161,817$636,638
Top 7%48%4,164$2,488,744,309$597,681
Top 8%52%4,759$2,686,112,708$564,428
Top 9%56%5,354$2,865,104,353$535,133
Top 10%59%5,949$3,028,362,295$509,054
Top 11%62%6,544$3,177,078,907$485,495
Top 12%64%7,139$3,312,701,426$464,029
Top 13%67%7,733$3,436,401,393$444,381
Top 14%69%8,328$3,550,370,990$426,317
Top 15%71%8,923$3,655,497,150$409,671
Top 16%73%9,518$3,752,666,442$394,270
Top 17%75%10,113$3,842,506,671$379,957
Top 18%76%10,708$3,925,889,652$366,631
Top 19%78%11,303$4,003,428,061$354,192
Top 20%79%11,898$4,075,452,223$342,533
Remaining 80% of recips.21%47,594$1,079,185,217$22,675