Total Subsidies payments in Iowa totaled $42.4 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 62 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 2,985 | $5,007,514,766 | $1,677,559 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 5,970 | $8,144,967,640 | $1,364,316 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 8,956 | $10,644,433,388 | $1,188,525 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 11,941 | $12,740,662,600 | $1,066,968 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 14,926 | $14,546,314,487 | $974,562 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 17,912 | $16,124,077,674 | $900,183 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 20,897 | $17,525,364,754 | $838,655 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 23,883 | $18,774,482,140 | $786,102 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 26,868 | $19,894,626,178 | $740,458 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 29,853 | $20,906,371,803 | $700,311 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 32,839 | $21,824,706,077 | $664,597 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 35,824 | $22,660,828,778 | $632,560 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 38,810 | $23,424,584,610 | $603,571 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 41,795 | $24,123,835,960 | $577,194 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 44,780 | $24,766,281,150 | $553,066 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 47,766 | $25,357,175,893 | $530,862 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 50,751 | $25,902,096,366 | $510,376 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 53,737 | $26,406,076,836 | $491,395 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 56,722 | $26,872,301,655 | $473,754 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 59,707 | $27,305,346,421 | $457,322 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 238,832 | $6,306,355,955 | $26,405 |
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