Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $276.1 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 79 percent of commodity payments.
Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
---|---|---|---|---|
Top 1% | 27% | 35,730 | $74,688,751,542 | $2,090,365 |
Top 2% | 40% | 71,461 | $109,239,687,988 | $1,528,662 |
Top 3% | 49% | 107,192 | $134,430,316,352 | $1,254,108 |
Top 4% | 56% | 142,923 | $154,028,271,192 | $1,077,701 |
Top 5% | 62% | 178,654 | $169,802,356,218 | $950,454 |
Top 6% | 66% | 214,384 | $182,744,957,068 | $852,419 |
Top 7% | 70% | 250,115 | $193,533,599,848 | $773,778 |
Top 8% | 73% | 285,846 | $202,638,037,408 | $708,906 |
Top 9% | 76% | 321,577 | $210,394,331,507 | $654,258 |
Top 10% | 79% | 357,308 | $217,046,266,816 | $607,449 |
Top 11% | 81% | 393,039 | $222,799,766,717 | $566,864 |
Top 12% | 83% | 428,769 | $227,813,838,500 | $531,321 |
Top 13% | 84% | 464,500 | $232,208,233,639 | $499,910 |
Top 14% | 86% | 500,231 | $236,084,447,242 | $471,951 |
Top 15% | 87% | 535,962 | $239,519,620,259 | $446,897 |
Top 16% | 88% | 571,693 | $242,580,574,525 | $424,320 |
Top 17% | 89% | 607,424 | $245,319,428,536 | $403,869 |
Top 18% | 90% | 643,154 | $247,779,631,333 | $385,257 |
Top 19% | 91% | 678,885 | $249,996,930,204 | $368,246 |
Top 20% | 91% | 714,616 | $252,002,929,531 | $352,641 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 2,858,467 | $24,111,665,061 | $8,435 |