USDA subsidies in the United States totaled $390.9 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% | 40,560 | $74,866,151,378 | $1,845,812 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 81,121 | $110,932,605,560 | $1,367,496 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 121,682 | $137,211,423,147 | $1,127,623 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 162,242 | $157,694,717,127 | $971,972 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 202,803 | $174,266,389,732 | $859,289 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 243,364 | $187,987,118,163 | $772,452 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 283,924 | $199,545,864,425 | $702,814 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 324,485 | $209,409,275,750 | $645,359 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 365,046 | $217,908,821,346 | $596,935 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 405,607 | $225,311,735,286 | $555,493 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 446,167 | $231,807,091,381 | $519,552 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 486,728 | $237,553,449,218 | $488,062 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 527,289 | $242,664,255,414 | $460,211 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 567,849 | $247,235,784,061 | $435,390 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 608,410 | $251,344,454,640 | $413,117 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 648,971 | $255,051,589,655 | $393,009 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 689,531 | $258,412,383,342 | $374,765 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 730,092 | $261,468,473,040 | $358,131 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 770,653 | $264,253,694,509 | $342,896 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 811,214 | $266,801,047,200 | $328,891 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 3,244,856 | $33,343,873,970 | $10,276 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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