Direct Payment Program payments in Iowa totaled $5.2 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Direct Payment Program payment recipients were paid 54 percent of Direct Payment Program recipients.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%1,324$551,642,418$416,648
Top 2%18%2,648$943,885,699$356,452
Top 3%24%3,972$1,273,677,191$320,664
Top 4%30%5,296$1,563,038,501$295,136
Top 5%35%6,621$1,820,321,860$274,932
Top 6%39%7,945$2,053,094,402$258,413
Top 7%43%9,269$2,264,697,269$244,330
Top 8%47%10,593$2,459,211,034$232,154
Top 9%50%11,917$2,638,118,189$221,374
Top 10%54%13,242$2,803,608,807$211,721
Top 11%57%14,566$2,956,817,807$202,994
Top 12%59%15,890$3,098,685,008$195,009
Top 13%62%17,214$3,230,727,070$187,680
Top 14%64%18,539$3,354,099,298$180,921
Top 15%66%19,863$3,469,391,514$174,666
Top 16%68%21,187$3,577,064,661$168,833
Top 17%70%22,511$3,677,683,471$163,373
Top 18%72%23,835$3,771,716,809$158,243
Top 19%74%25,160$3,859,862,671$153,413
Top 20%75%26,484$3,942,474,126$148,862
Remaining 80% of recips.25%105,938$1,289,527,609$12,172
 

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