Crop Disaster Assistance Program payments in the United States totaled $12.3 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Crop Disaster Assistance Program payment recipients were paid 62 percent of Crop Disaster Assistance Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 7,830 | $2,097,305,401 | $267,855 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 15,660 | $3,280,771,769 | $209,500 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 23,490 | $4,180,093,248 | $177,952 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 31,321 | $4,909,277,168 | $156,741 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 39,151 | $5,527,003,743 | $141,171 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 46,981 | $6,063,489,355 | $129,063 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 54,811 | $6,532,453,674 | $119,181 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 62,642 | $6,946,976,706 | $110,900 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 70,472 | $7,317,098,313 | $103,830 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 78,302 | $7,649,971,005 | $97,698 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 86,132 | $7,951,563,236 | $92,318 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 93,963 | $8,226,070,143 | $87,546 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 101,793 | $8,477,566,592 | $83,282 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 109,623 | $8,708,531,767 | $79,441 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 117,453 | $8,921,235,751 | $75,956 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 125,284 | $9,117,675,206 | $72,776 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 133,114 | $9,299,670,179 | $69,862 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 140,944 | $9,468,762,853 | $67,181 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 148,774 | $9,626,197,800 | $64,704 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 156,605 | $9,773,093,522 | $62,406 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 626,420 | $2,485,532,388 | $3,968 |
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