Wheat Subsidies in the United States totaled $45.9 billion from 1995-2017.
From 1995 to 2017, the top 10 percent of wheat subsidy recipients were paid 78 percent of wheat subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2017 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 15,921 | $9,526,019,980 | $598,331 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 31,843 | $14,070,772,050 | $441,880 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 47,764 | $17,155,612,484 | $359,175 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 63,686 | $19,432,060,662 | $305,123 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 79,608 | $21,195,798,979 | $266,252 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 95,529 | $22,611,168,940 | $236,694 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 111,451 | $23,779,289,773 | $213,361 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 127,373 | $24,760,039,604 | $194,390 |
| Top 9% | 76% | 143,294 | $25,597,923,154 | $178,639 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 159,216 | $26,321,504,409 | $165,319 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 175,138 | $26,952,613,307 | $153,894 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 191,059 | $27,508,409,630 | $143,979 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 206,981 | $28,001,437,141 | $135,285 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 222,902 | $28,441,121,039 | $127,595 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 238,824 | $28,836,072,485 | $120,742 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 254,746 | $29,192,521,282 | $114,595 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 270,667 | $29,515,624,485 | $109,048 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 286,589 | $29,809,745,774 | $104,016 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 302,511 | $30,078,166,437 | $99,428 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 318,432 | $30,323,954,185 | $95,229 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 1,273,732 | $3,301,057,729 | $2,592 |
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