Commodity subsidies in 2nd District of Iowa (Rep. David Loebsack) totaled $1.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 255 | $324,857,883 | $1,273,952 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 510 | $514,274,827 | $1,008,382 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 766 | $660,696,818 | $862,528 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 1,021 | $776,026,577 | $760,065 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 1,276 | $872,100,047 | $683,464 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 1,532 | $954,427,632 | $622,995 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 1,787 | $1,024,604,770 | $573,366 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 2,043 | $1,085,904,832 | $531,525 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 2,298 | $1,139,530,920 | $495,879 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 2,553 | $1,186,734,420 | $464,839 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 2,809 | $1,228,661,529 | $437,402 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 3,064 | $1,266,050,513 | $413,202 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 3,320 | $1,299,661,324 | $391,464 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 3,575 | $1,329,454,685 | $371,875 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 3,830 | $1,356,255,107 | $354,114 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 4,086 | $1,380,587,034 | $337,882 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 4,341 | $1,402,548,731 | $323,093 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 4,597 | $1,422,516,457 | $309,445 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 4,852 | $1,440,591,553 | $296,907 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 5,107 | $1,457,115,420 | $285,317 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 20,432 | $212,788,619 | $10,414 |
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