Total Subsidies payments in Iowa totaled $2.3 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 49 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 996 | $247,594,394 | $248,589 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 1,992 | $383,989,323 | $192,766 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 2,988 | $492,893,815 | $164,958 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 3,984 | $585,112,251 | $146,866 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 4,981 | $666,537,380 | $133,816 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 5,977 | $739,348,067 | $123,699 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 6,973 | $805,267,398 | $115,484 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 7,969 | $865,617,072 | $108,623 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 8,965 | $920,950,236 | $102,727 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 9,962 | $972,198,067 | $97,591 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 10,958 | $1,020,503,415 | $93,129 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 11,954 | $1,066,107,381 | $89,184 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 12,950 | $1,109,114,479 | $85,646 |
| Top 14% | 58% | 13,946 | $1,149,766,012 | $82,444 |
| Top 15% | 60% | 14,943 | $1,188,266,287 | $79,520 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 15,939 | $1,224,694,855 | $76,836 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 16,935 | $1,259,208,961 | $74,355 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 17,931 | $1,292,012,970 | $72,055 |
| Top 19% | 67% | 18,927 | $1,323,173,164 | $69,909 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 19,924 | $1,352,821,246 | $67,899 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 79,696 | $618,511,538 | $7,761 |
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