Wheat Subsidies in the United States totaled $40.0 billion from 1995-2014.
From 1995 to 2014, 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 1995-2014 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 15,280 | $8,067,797,348 | $527,997 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 30,560 | $12,031,269,605 | $393,693 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 45,840 | $14,745,856,237 | $321,681 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 61,120 | $16,760,167,781 | $274,217 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 76,400 | $18,326,933,536 | $239,881 |
| Top 6% | 66% | 91,681 | $19,588,272,634 | $213,657 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 106,961 | $20,630,517,979 | $192,879 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 122,241 | $21,507,740,337 | $175,945 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 137,521 | $22,258,095,425 | $161,852 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 152,801 | $22,907,835,354 | $149,919 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 168,082 | $23,475,234,789 | $139,665 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 183,362 | $23,975,142,441 | $130,753 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 198,642 | $24,418,558,645 | $122,927 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 213,922 | $24,814,653,220 | $115,999 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 229,202 | $25,170,858,937 | $109,820 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 244,483 | $25,492,606,454 | $104,271 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 259,763 | $25,784,592,672 | $99,262 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 275,043 | $26,050,443,180 | $94,714 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 290,323 | $26,293,269,537 | $90,566 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 305,603 | $26,515,845,956 | $86,766 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 1,222,416 | $3,001,921,118 | $2,456 |
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