Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $17.2 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 63 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 7,833 | $3,830,608,621 | $489,035 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 15,667 | $5,282,658,571 | $337,184 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 23,500 | $6,385,838,990 | $271,738 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 31,334 | $7,297,337,778 | $232,889 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 39,167 | $8,077,195,354 | $206,225 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 47,001 | $8,759,303,052 | $186,364 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 54,834 | $9,366,573,813 | $170,817 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 62,668 | $9,911,348,767 | $158,156 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 70,502 | $10,403,877,821 | $147,569 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 78,335 | $10,852,457,570 | $138,539 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 86,169 | $11,262,983,099 | $130,708 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 94,002 | $11,640,205,435 | $123,829 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 101,836 | $11,988,451,926 | $117,723 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 109,669 | $12,310,520,468 | $112,252 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 117,503 | $12,608,987,288 | $107,308 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 125,337 | $12,885,823,699 | $102,809 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 133,170 | $13,142,979,812 | $98,693 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 141,004 | $13,382,723,124 | $94,910 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 148,837 | $13,606,554,213 | $91,419 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 156,671 | $13,815,569,040 | $88,182 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 626,686 | $3,335,866,646 | $5,323 |
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