Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $522.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 45,179 | $101,316,703,133 | $2,242,562 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 90,358 | $148,827,568,384 | $1,647,088 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 135,537 | $183,236,835,737 | $1,351,932 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 180,716 | $209,875,440,381 | $1,161,355 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 225,896 | $231,285,245,874 | $1,023,857 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 271,075 | $248,894,030,312 | $918,174 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 316,254 | $263,629,748,499 | $833,601 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 361,433 | $276,125,433,338 | $763,974 |
| Top 9% | 74% | 406,612 | $286,858,172,333 | $705,484 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 451,792 | $296,151,261,032 | $655,504 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 496,971 | $304,268,199,833 | $612,245 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 542,150 | $311,414,135,845 | $574,406 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 587,329 | $317,749,101,711 | $541,007 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 632,508 | $323,395,080,903 | $511,290 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 677,688 | $328,455,187,431 | $484,670 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 722,867 | $333,009,474,019 | $460,679 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 768,046 | $337,122,127,309 | $438,935 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 813,225 | $340,853,723,499 | $419,138 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 858,404 | $344,251,866,021 | $401,037 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 903,584 | $347,351,959,282 | $384,416 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 3,614,337 | $40,229,052,554 | $11,130 |
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