Production Flexibility Program payments in the United States totaled $35.4 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Production Flexibility Program payment recipients were paid 63 percent of Production Flexibility Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 16,979 | $6,041,222,881 | $355,806 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 33,959 | $9,335,910,072 | $274,917 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 50,939 | $11,955,061,543 | $234,694 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 67,918 | $14,138,609,969 | $208,172 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 84,898 | $16,005,063,902 | $188,521 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 101,878 | $17,627,897,061 | $173,029 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 118,857 | $19,055,092,153 | $160,319 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 135,837 | $20,324,427,579 | $149,624 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 152,817 | $21,462,159,034 | $140,444 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 169,796 | $22,485,607,832 | $132,427 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 186,776 | $23,411,692,087 | $125,346 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 203,756 | $24,253,061,783 | $119,030 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 220,735 | $25,020,239,599 | $113,350 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 237,715 | $25,721,452,165 | $108,203 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 254,695 | $26,364,310,055 | $103,513 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 271,674 | $26,955,084,525 | $99,218 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 288,654 | $27,499,165,622 | $95,267 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 305,634 | $28,001,263,107 | $91,617 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 322,613 | $28,465,355,190 | $88,234 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 339,593 | $28,895,355,208 | $85,088 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 1,358,374 | $6,540,012,278 | $4,815 |
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