Total Subsidies payments in North Dakota totaled $1.8 billion in 2021
In 2021, 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 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 320 | $187,080,332 | $584,626 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 641 | $259,038,350 | $404,116 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 961 | $317,586,212 | $330,475 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 1,282 | $367,805,036 | $286,899 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 1,602 | $412,179,489 | $257,291 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 1,923 | $452,628,515 | $235,376 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 2,244 | $489,913,045 | $218,321 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 2,564 | $524,243,402 | $204,463 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 2,885 | $556,279,007 | $192,818 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 3,205 | $585,894,740 | $182,806 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 3,526 | $613,533,383 | $174,003 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 3,846 | $639,299,735 | $166,225 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 4,167 | $663,539,657 | $159,237 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 4,488 | $686,279,890 | $152,914 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 4,808 | $707,612,355 | $147,174 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 5,129 | $727,831,348 | $141,905 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 5,449 | $746,845,171 | $137,061 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 5,770 | $764,879,727 | $132,561 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 6,091 | $781,936,259 | $128,376 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 6,411 | $798,011,134 | $124,475 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 25,647 | $272,377,319 | $10,620 |
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