Total Subsidies payments in Iowa totaled $3.6 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 58 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 1,062 | $626,464,051 | $589,891 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 2,124 | $894,305,789 | $421,048 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 3,187 | $1,089,686,183 | $341,916 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 4,249 | $1,250,300,039 | $294,257 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 5,312 | $1,389,598,058 | $261,596 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 6,374 | $1,512,382,248 | $237,274 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 7,437 | $1,622,271,450 | $218,135 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 8,499 | $1,721,875,763 | $202,597 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 9,562 | $1,813,347,531 | $189,641 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 10,624 | $1,897,366,633 | $178,592 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 11,687 | $1,974,833,312 | $168,977 |
| Top 12% | 62% | 12,749 | $2,046,381,166 | $160,513 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 13,812 | $2,112,904,514 | $152,976 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 14,874 | $2,174,731,051 | $146,210 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 15,937 | $2,232,340,422 | $140,073 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 16,999 | $2,286,217,259 | $134,491 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 18,062 | $2,337,253,817 | $129,402 |
| Top 18% | 73% | 19,124 | $2,385,405,413 | $124,734 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 20,187 | $2,430,946,345 | $120,421 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 21,249 | $2,474,007,113 | $116,429 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 85,000 | $815,235,107 | $9,591 |
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