Dairy Program Subsidies in Iowa totaled $200 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of dairy program subsidy recipients were paid 53 percent of dairy program subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%10%69$19,544,242$283,250
Top 1%10%69$20,298,706$294,184
Top 2%18%139$35,249,106$253,591
Top 2%18%139$36,376,616$261,702
Top 3%24%208$47,909,655$230,335
Top 3%25%208$49,238,827$236,725
Top 4%30%278$58,802,641$211,520
Top 4%30%278$60,304,229$216,922
Top 5%35%347$68,125,108$196,326
Top 5%35%348$69,867,307$200,768
Top 6%39%417$76,600,930$183,695
Top 6%39%417$78,311,634$187,798
Top 7%43%486$84,281,696$173,419
Top 7%43%487$86,178,950$176,959
Top 8%46%556$91,431,857$164,446
Top 8%47%556$93,283,803$167,777
Top 9%50%625$97,835,680$156,537
Top 9%50%626$99,845,251$159,497
Top 10%53%695$103,803,158$149,357
Top 10%53%696$105,866,999$152,108
Top 11%55%764$109,265,295$143,017
Top 11%56%765$111,358,476$145,567
Top 12%58%834$114,425,466$137,201
Top 12%58%835$116,539,208$139,568
Top 13%60%903$119,190,858$131,994
Top 13%61%905$121,399,218$134,143
Top 14%63%973$123,705,114$127,138
Top 14%63%974$125,875,069$129,235
Top 15%65%1,042$127,897,600$122,742
Top 15%65%1,044$130,161,619$124,676
Top 16%67%1,112$131,871,340$118,589
Top 16%67%1,113$134,116,953$120,500
Top 17%69%1,181$135,568,573$114,791
Top 17%69%1,183$137,894,890$116,564
Top 18%70%1,251$139,122,547$111,209
Top 18%71%1,253$141,470,194$112,905
Top 19%72%1,320$142,460,725$107,925
Top 19%72%1,322$144,836,158$109,558
Top 20%74%1,390$145,633,156$104,772
Top 20%74%1,392$148,031,349$106,344
Remaining 80% of recips.26%5,561$51,806,352$9,316
Remaining 80% of recips.26%5,570$52,095,605$9,353

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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