Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $26.3 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 64 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 10,275 | $4,576,472,675 | $445,399 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 20,550 | $6,332,859,690 | $308,168 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 30,825 | $7,652,228,526 | $248,247 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 41,101 | $8,732,569,280 | $212,466 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 51,376 | $9,646,754,696 | $187,768 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 61,651 | $10,440,391,145 | $169,347 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 71,926 | $11,137,719,202 | $154,850 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 82,202 | $11,758,605,802 | $143,045 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 92,477 | $12,315,856,973 | $133,178 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 102,752 | $12,822,002,454 | $124,786 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 113,027 | $13,285,753,783 | $117,545 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 123,303 | $13,711,462,889 | $111,201 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 133,578 | $14,103,013,097 | $105,579 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 143,853 | $14,463,693,553 | $100,545 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 154,128 | $14,796,671,355 | $96,002 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 164,404 | $15,105,415,395 | $91,880 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 174,679 | $15,392,068,671 | $88,116 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 184,954 | $15,658,486,820 | $84,662 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 195,229 | $15,906,674,458 | $81,477 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 205,505 | $16,138,176,002 | $78,529 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 822,020 | $3,841,345,017 | $4,673 |
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