Wheat Subsidies in the United States totaled $43.3 billion from 1995-2016.
From 1995 to 2016, 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 1995-2016 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 15,703 | $8,858,668,228 | $564,139 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 31,406 | $13,119,460,616 | $417,737 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 47,109 | $16,019,884,300 | $340,060 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 62,812 | $18,161,585,773 | $289,142 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 78,515 | $19,821,423,600 | $252,454 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 94,219 | $21,154,215,289 | $224,522 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 109,922 | $22,253,998,175 | $202,453 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 125,625 | $23,177,662,150 | $184,499 |
| Top 9% | 76% | 141,328 | $23,967,183,764 | $169,586 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 157,031 | $24,649,282,736 | $156,971 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 172,734 | $25,244,643,680 | $146,148 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 188,438 | $25,768,885,839 | $136,750 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 204,141 | $26,233,716,256 | $128,508 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 219,844 | $26,648,587,631 | $121,216 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 235,547 | $27,021,367,168 | $114,718 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 251,250 | $27,357,792,305 | $108,887 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 266,954 | $27,663,109,588 | $103,625 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 282,657 | $27,940,945,628 | $98,851 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 298,360 | $28,194,610,046 | $94,499 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 314,063 | $28,426,874,708 | $90,513 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 1,256,255 | $3,118,961,008 | $2,483 |
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