Total Subsidies payments in Wisconsin totaled $1.4 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 70 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 376 | $326,202,842 | $867,561 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 753 | $485,525,538 | $644,788 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 1,129 | $587,298,711 | $520,194 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 1,506 | $661,903,322 | $439,511 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 1,883 | $721,926,006 | $383,391 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 2,259 | $771,121,724 | $341,355 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 2,636 | $813,484,863 | $308,606 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 3,013 | $850,446,923 | $282,259 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 3,389 | $882,953,776 | $260,535 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 3,766 | $912,021,867 | $242,173 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 4,142 | $938,200,392 | $226,509 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 4,519 | $962,103,788 | $212,902 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 4,896 | $984,068,217 | $200,994 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 5,272 | $1,004,172,206 | $190,473 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 5,649 | $1,022,731,996 | $181,047 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 6,026 | $1,039,831,765 | $172,558 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 6,402 | $1,055,608,472 | $164,887 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 6,779 | $1,070,327,795 | $157,889 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 7,155 | $1,084,020,426 | $151,505 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 7,532 | $1,096,899,326 | $145,632 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 30,131 | $206,994,612 | $6,870 |
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