Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments in the United States totaled $17.9 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payment recipients were paid 62 percent of Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 8,462 | $2,939,395,784 | $347,364 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 16,924 | $4,549,829,747 | $268,839 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 25,387 | $5,822,498,313 | $229,350 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 33,849 | $6,889,342,216 | $203,532 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 42,311 | $7,808,730,315 | $184,556 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 50,774 | $8,614,462,287 | $169,663 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 59,236 | $9,330,633,977 | $157,516 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 67,698 | $9,972,886,111 | $147,314 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 76,161 | $10,551,717,627 | $138,545 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 84,623 | $11,075,897,977 | $130,885 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 93,085 | $11,553,789,416 | $124,121 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 101,548 | $11,990,335,060 | $118,076 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 110,010 | $12,390,524,901 | $112,631 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 118,472 | $12,758,031,530 | $107,688 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 126,935 | $13,096,665,187 | $103,176 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 135,397 | $13,409,159,082 | $99,036 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 143,859 | $13,697,989,724 | $95,218 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 152,322 | $13,965,256,215 | $91,682 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 160,784 | $14,212,762,972 | $88,397 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 169,247 | $14,442,395,781 | $85,333 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 676,988 | $3,429,114,603 | $5,065 |
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