Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $44.1 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 68 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 12,927 | $9,270,755,453 | $717,162 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 25,854 | $12,963,930,050 | $501,428 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 38,781 | $15,619,066,943 | $402,750 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 51,708 | $17,731,010,512 | $342,907 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 64,635 | $19,501,105,753 | $301,711 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 77,562 | $21,026,310,225 | $271,090 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 90,489 | $22,360,430,481 | $247,107 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 103,416 | $23,542,267,907 | $227,646 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 116,343 | $24,596,648,264 | $211,415 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 129,270 | $25,541,854,492 | $197,585 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 142,197 | $26,394,480,228 | $185,619 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 155,124 | $27,167,598,279 | $175,135 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 168,051 | $27,871,017,784 | $165,849 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 180,978 | $28,513,545,254 | $157,553 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 193,905 | $29,104,414,772 | $150,096 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 206,832 | $29,648,160,020 | $143,344 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 219,759 | $30,149,125,860 | $137,192 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 232,686 | $30,612,218,253 | $131,560 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 245,613 | $31,040,890,335 | $126,381 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 258,540 | $31,437,888,616 | $121,598 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 1,034,161 | $6,374,813,492 | $6,164 |
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