Total Subsidies payments in Colorado totaled $9.6 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 668 | $1,496,753,071 | $2,240,648 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 1,336 | $2,304,237,852 | $1,724,729 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 2,005 | $2,915,443,870 | $1,454,087 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 2,673 | $3,404,743,580 | $1,273,754 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 3,342 | $3,807,547,443 | $1,139,302 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 4,010 | $4,145,251,372 | $1,033,729 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 4,678 | $4,434,858,033 | $948,024 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 5,347 | $4,686,146,514 | $876,407 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 6,015 | $4,906,388,146 | $815,692 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 6,684 | $5,101,000,065 | $763,166 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 7,352 | $5,274,419,603 | $717,413 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 8,020 | $5,429,785,937 | $677,031 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 8,689 | $5,569,660,877 | $641,001 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 9,357 | $5,696,042,025 | $608,747 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 10,026 | $5,810,296,574 | $579,523 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 10,694 | $5,913,538,536 | $552,977 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 11,362 | $6,007,518,729 | $528,738 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 12,031 | $6,093,565,880 | $506,489 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 12,699 | $6,172,437,346 | $486,057 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 13,368 | $6,244,945,170 | $467,156 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 53,472 | $938,688,844 | $17,555 |
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