Commodity subsidies in Butler County, Iowa totaled $295 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 61 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 25 | $38,141,307 | $1,525,652 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 50 | $65,688,228 | $1,313,765 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 75 | $87,702,419 | $1,169,366 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 100 | $106,378,134 | $1,063,781 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 125 | $122,294,926 | $978,359 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 150 | $136,478,787 | $909,859 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 175 | $149,216,635 | $852,666 |
| Top 8% | 54% | 200 | $160,574,603 | $802,873 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 225 | $170,759,790 | $758,932 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 251 | $180,352,647 | $718,536 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 276 | $188,882,202 | $684,356 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 301 | $196,745,758 | $653,640 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 326 | $204,021,748 | $625,834 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 351 | $210,613,079 | $600,037 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 376 | $216,673,718 | $576,260 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 401 | $222,193,021 | $554,097 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 426 | $227,249,316 | $533,449 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 451 | $231,919,805 | $514,235 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 477 | $236,497,471 | $495,802 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 502 | $240,542,035 | $479,167 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 2,009 | $54,139,759 | $26,949 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
