Commodity subsidies in the United States totaled $34.0 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 66 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 10,952 | $8,230,235,074 | $751,482 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 21,905 | $11,487,257,470 | $524,413 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 32,858 | $13,809,288,653 | $420,272 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 43,810 | $15,656,816,295 | $357,380 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 54,763 | $17,210,687,340 | $314,276 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 65,716 | $18,555,010,652 | $282,351 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 76,668 | $19,739,095,785 | $257,462 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 87,621 | $20,795,015,803 | $237,329 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 98,574 | $21,744,484,818 | $220,590 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 109,527 | $22,603,059,942 | $206,370 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 120,479 | $23,383,129,903 | $194,085 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 131,432 | $24,094,529,880 | $183,323 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 142,385 | $24,746,271,971 | $173,798 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 153,337 | $25,344,652,980 | $165,287 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 164,290 | $25,894,827,999 | $157,617 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 175,243 | $26,402,878,631 | $150,664 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 186,195 | $26,872,294,386 | $144,323 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 197,148 | $27,306,725,268 | $138,509 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 208,101 | $27,709,722,407 | $133,155 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 219,054 | $28,084,294,260 | $128,207 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 876,216 | $5,931,132,323 | $6,769 |
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