Rice Subsidies in the United States totaled $16.8 billion from 1995-2020‡.
USDA has not provided recipient detail for rice cooperatives.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of rice subsidy recipients were paid 68 percent of rice subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 858 | $4,022,931,770 | $4,688,732 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 1,717 | $5,459,458,046 | $3,179,649 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 2,576 | $6,522,648,286 | $2,532,084 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 3,434 | $7,413,513,144 | $2,158,856 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 4,293 | $8,191,744,956 | $1,908,163 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 5,152 | $8,882,870,007 | $1,724,160 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 6,011 | $9,501,377,417 | $1,580,665 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 6,869 | $10,056,856,779 | $1,464,093 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 7,728 | $10,559,292,180 | $1,366,368 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 8,587 | $11,012,205,889 | $1,282,428 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 9,446 | $11,422,126,568 | $1,209,202 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 10,304 | $11,793,595,461 | $1,144,565 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 11,163 | $12,131,308,926 | $1,086,743 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 12,022 | $12,439,535,643 | $1,034,731 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 12,881 | $12,719,731,610 | $987,480 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 13,739 | $12,975,325,432 | $944,416 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 14,598 | $13,208,809,985 | $904,837 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 15,457 | $13,421,581,326 | $868,317 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 16,316 | $13,616,744,107 | $834,564 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 17,174 | $13,795,774,327 | $803,294 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 68,700 | $2,307,140,743 | $33,583 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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