USDA subsidies in the United States totaled $396.9 billion from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 75 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 40,641 | $76,452,853,367 | $1,881,176 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 81,283 | $113,309,004,900 | $1,394,006 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 121,925 | $140,167,991,667 | $1,149,625 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 162,566 | $161,104,833,897 | $991,012 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 203,208 | $178,034,781,628 | $876,121 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 243,850 | $192,043,173,546 | $787,546 |
| Top 7% | 67% | 284,491 | $203,839,085,064 | $716,505 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 325,133 | $213,898,979,216 | $657,881 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 365,775 | $222,565,458,182 | $608,476 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 406,417 | $230,110,713,392 | $566,194 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 447,058 | $236,729,274,643 | $529,527 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 487,700 | $242,581,444,529 | $497,399 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 528,342 | $247,784,225,496 | $468,985 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 568,983 | $252,435,641,163 | $443,661 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 609,625 | $256,616,819,589 | $420,942 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 650,267 | $260,389,154,573 | $400,434 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 690,909 | $263,806,990,692 | $381,826 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 731,550 | $266,914,794,444 | $364,862 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 772,192 | $269,747,130,304 | $349,327 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 812,834 | $272,337,161,789 | $335,046 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 3,251,337 | $33,863,397,824 | $10,415 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.
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