Commodity subsidies in Iowa totaled $2.8 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 55 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 744 | $504,475,090 | $678,058 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 1,489 | $732,813,333 | $492,151 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 2,234 | $894,766,077 | $400,522 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 2,979 | $1,026,382,024 | $344,539 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 3,723 | $1,139,008,872 | $305,938 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 4,468 | $1,239,935,256 | $277,515 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 5,213 | $1,331,142,076 | $255,350 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 5,958 | $1,414,382,731 | $237,392 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 6,702 | $1,491,105,835 | $222,487 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 7,447 | $1,562,422,708 | $209,806 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 8,192 | $1,628,942,096 | $198,845 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 8,937 | $1,691,322,246 | $189,249 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 9,681 | $1,749,816,074 | $180,747 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 10,426 | $1,804,881,167 | $173,113 |
| Top 15% | 65% | 11,171 | $1,856,625,631 | $166,200 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 11,916 | $1,905,509,457 | $159,912 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 12,660 | $1,951,716,860 | $154,164 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 13,405 | $1,995,553,029 | $148,866 |
| Top 19% | 72% | 14,150 | $2,037,067,893 | $143,962 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 14,895 | $2,076,399,841 | $139,402 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 59,581 | $760,276,497 | $12,760 |
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