• $7.67 billion in subsidies 1995-2006.
• Arkansas ranking: 7 of 50
• Top Recipients 1995-2006
• Top Recipients in 2006
• 84 percent of all farmers and ranchers do not collect government subsidy payments in Arkansas, according to USDA.
• Among subsidy recipients, ten percent collected 81 percent of all subsidies amounting to $6.22 billion over 12 years.
• Recipients in the top 10% averaged $83,524 in annual
payments between 1995 and 2006. The bottom 80 percent of the recipients saw only
$952 on average per year.
