Total Dairy Program payments in California totaled $460 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Total Dairy Program payment recipients were paid 33 percent of Total Dairy Program recipients.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%6%40$29,604,212$740,105
Top 2%11%80$48,850,031$610,625
Top 3%14%121$65,076,489$537,822
Top 4%17%161$79,257,087$492,280
Top 5%20%202$92,752,442$459,171
Top 6%23%242$105,316,611$435,193
Top 7%26%283$117,488,034$415,152
Top 8%28%323$128,848,862$398,913
Top 9%30%363$139,903,500$385,409
Top 10%33%404$150,878,194$373,461
Top 11%35%444$161,308,828$363,308
Top 12%37%485$171,703,555$354,028
Top 13%39%525$181,619,903$345,943
Top 14%42%566$191,559,593$338,445
Top 15%44%606$201,033,085$331,738
Top 16%46%646$210,260,530$325,481
Top 17%48%687$219,506,312$319,514
Top 18%50%727$228,318,823$314,056
Top 19%52%768$237,159,199$308,801
Top 20%53%808$245,569,628$303,923
Remaining 80% of recips.47%3,235$214,747,151$66,382

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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