Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $477.9 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 76 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 43,861 | $95,003,491,044 | $2,166,013 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 87,723 | $139,632,949,624 | $1,591,748 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 131,585 | $172,041,802,389 | $1,307,458 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 175,447 | $197,174,390,342 | $1,123,840 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 219,309 | $217,395,794,313 | $991,276 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 263,171 | $234,047,637,535 | $889,337 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 307,033 | $247,996,394,227 | $807,719 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 350,894 | $259,838,475,087 | $740,504 |
| Top 9% | 74% | 394,756 | $270,015,100,393 | $684,005 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 438,618 | $278,831,303,752 | $635,704 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 482,480 | $286,533,207,162 | $593,876 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 526,342 | $293,316,815,301 | $557,274 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 570,204 | $299,335,359,571 | $524,962 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 614,066 | $304,700,289,334 | $496,201 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 657,928 | $309,507,621,206 | $470,428 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 701,789 | $313,833,940,336 | $447,191 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 745,651 | $317,741,776,612 | $426,127 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 789,513 | $321,288,757,490 | $406,945 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 833,375 | $324,519,244,064 | $389,404 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 877,237 | $327,466,598,391 | $373,293 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 3,508,950 | $38,241,030,105 | $10,898 |
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