Total Subsidies payments in Des Moines County, Iowa totaled $224 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 68 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 24 | $31,113,228 | $1,296,385 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 49 | $49,489,312 | $1,009,986 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 73 | $64,009,089 | $876,837 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 98 | $76,194,638 | $777,496 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 122 | $86,370,899 | $707,958 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 147 | $95,595,848 | $650,312 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 171 | $103,291,180 | $604,042 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 196 | $110,408,333 | $563,308 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 220 | $116,543,399 | $529,743 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 245 | $122,122,809 | $498,460 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 270 | $126,920,802 | $470,077 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 294 | $130,805,605 | $444,917 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 319 | $134,383,933 | $421,266 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 343 | $137,431,761 | $400,676 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 368 | $140,282,741 | $381,203 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 392 | $142,765,697 | $364,198 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 417 | $145,179,767 | $348,153 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 441 | $147,322,768 | $334,065 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 466 | $149,358,479 | $320,512 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 491 | $151,223,824 | $307,992 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 1,964 | $28,564,709 | $14,544 |
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