Commodity subsidies in Des Moines County, Iowa totaled $132 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 68 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 19 | $22,292,011 | $1,173,264 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 38 | $35,076,483 | $923,065 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 58 | $46,212,626 | $796,769 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 77 | $55,041,687 | $714,827 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 96 | $62,588,504 | $651,964 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 116 | $69,601,137 | $600,010 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 135 | $75,545,261 | $559,595 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 154 | $80,712,840 | $524,109 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 174 | $85,435,746 | $491,010 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 193 | $89,494,667 | $463,703 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 212 | $93,214,876 | $439,693 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 232 | $96,650,670 | $416,598 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 251 | $99,482,213 | $396,343 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 270 | $101,961,389 | $377,635 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 290 | $104,309,274 | $359,687 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 309 | $106,300,271 | $344,014 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 328 | $108,108,309 | $329,599 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 348 | $109,867,865 | $315,712 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 367 | $111,363,173 | $303,442 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 387 | $112,778,235 | $291,417 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,548 | $18,859,370 | $12,183 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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