Total Subsidies payments in North Dakota totaled $2.2 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 55 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 329 | $303,883,283 | $923,657 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 658 | $403,258,174 | $612,854 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 987 | $484,400,809 | $490,781 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 1,316 | $555,537,609 | $422,141 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 1,646 | $619,946,555 | $376,638 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 1,975 | $678,638,774 | $343,615 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 2,304 | $732,542,483 | $317,944 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 2,633 | $782,313,877 | $297,119 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 2,962 | $828,532,574 | $279,721 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 3,292 | $871,888,921 | $264,851 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 3,621 | $912,471,226 | $251,994 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 3,950 | $950,669,504 | $240,676 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 4,279 | $986,590,513 | $230,566 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 4,608 | $1,020,245,109 | $221,407 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 4,938 | $1,052,040,168 | $213,050 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 5,267 | $1,082,008,265 | $205,432 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 5,596 | $1,110,471,497 | $198,440 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 5,925 | $1,137,403,587 | $191,967 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 6,254 | $1,162,924,905 | $185,949 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 6,584 | $1,187,232,034 | $180,321 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 26,337 | $401,879,545 | $15,259 |
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