Total Subsidies payments in the United States totaled $24.2 billion in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 11,814 | $3,468,737,658 | $293,612 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 23,629 | $4,942,409,347 | $209,167 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 35,443 | $6,034,020,828 | $170,246 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 47,258 | $6,899,800,719 | $146,003 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 59,072 | $7,619,100,764 | $128,980 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 70,887 | $8,242,768,066 | $116,280 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 82,702 | $8,799,388,116 | $106,399 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 94,516 | $9,295,032,456 | $98,343 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 106,331 | $9,739,919,403 | $91,600 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 118,145 | $10,141,440,296 | $85,839 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 129,960 | $10,506,243,363 | $80,842 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 141,774 | $10,838,771,323 | $76,451 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 153,589 | $11,143,223,258 | $72,552 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 165,404 | $11,423,074,382 | $69,062 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 177,218 | $11,680,884,367 | $65,913 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 189,033 | $11,919,030,993 | $63,053 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 200,847 | $12,139,413,509 | $60,441 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 212,662 | $12,343,905,585 | $58,045 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 224,477 | $12,533,808,450 | $55,836 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 236,291 | $12,710,703,236 | $53,793 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 945,167 | $2,893,350,045 | $3,061 |
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