Commodity subsidies in Iowa totaled $1.6 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 47 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 661 | $183,630,581 | $277,807 |
| Top 2% | 18% | 1,323 | $286,913,171 | $216,866 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 1,984 | $370,032,277 | $186,508 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 2,646 | $441,733,347 | $166,944 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 3,308 | $505,056,143 | $152,677 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 3,969 | $562,284,772 | $141,669 |
| Top 7% | 39% | 4,631 | $614,836,907 | $132,765 |
| Top 8% | 42% | 5,293 | $663,236,525 | $125,304 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 5,954 | $708,233,649 | $118,951 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 6,616 | $750,248,847 | $113,399 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 7,277 | $789,615,421 | $108,508 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 7,939 | $826,625,302 | $104,122 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 8,601 | $861,521,493 | $100,165 |
| Top 14% | 57% | 9,262 | $894,544,129 | $96,582 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 9,924 | $925,903,724 | $93,299 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 10,586 | $955,700,275 | $90,280 |
| Top 17% | 62% | 11,247 | $983,952,270 | $87,486 |
| Top 18% | 64% | 11,909 | $1,010,834,396 | $84,880 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 12,570 | $1,036,386,843 | $82,449 |
| Top 20% | 67% | 13,232 | $1,060,799,490 | $80,169 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 33% | 52,931 | $522,412,775 | $9,870 |
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