Total Subsidies payments in Iowa totaled $1.7 billion in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 47 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 973 | $139,161,801 | $143,023 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 1,946 | $206,265,408 | $105,995 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 2,919 | $258,472,008 | $88,548 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 3,893 | $304,859,211 | $78,310 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 4,866 | $346,966,023 | $71,304 |
| Top 6% | 35% | 5,839 | $385,520,863 | $66,025 |
| Top 7% | 38% | 6,813 | $421,059,616 | $61,802 |
| Top 8% | 41% | 7,786 | $454,117,388 | $58,325 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 8,759 | $485,010,035 | $55,373 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 9,733 | $513,963,069 | $52,806 |
| Top 11% | 49% | 10,706 | $541,101,394 | $50,542 |
| Top 12% | 51% | 11,679 | $566,575,199 | $48,512 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 12,653 | $590,690,374 | $46,684 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 13,626 | $613,523,906 | $45,026 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 14,599 | $635,118,181 | $43,504 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 15,573 | $655,590,227 | $42,098 |
| Top 17% | 61% | 16,546 | $675,069,506 | $40,800 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 17,519 | $693,565,433 | $39,589 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 18,493 | $711,211,710 | $38,458 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 19,466 | $728,047,652 | $37,401 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 77,867 | $372,528,835 | $4,784 |
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