Total Subsidies payments in Sac County, Iowa totaled $493 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 63 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 35 | $57,618,495 | $1,646,243 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 71 | $93,584,099 | $1,318,086 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 107 | $120,779,803 | $1,128,783 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 143 | $143,865,635 | $1,006,053 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 178 | $163,705,616 | $919,694 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 214 | $181,297,817 | $847,186 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 250 | $196,508,991 | $786,036 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 286 | $210,148,532 | $734,785 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 321 | $222,116,644 | $691,952 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 357 | $233,292,285 | $653,480 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 393 | $243,554,097 | $619,731 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 429 | $252,845,128 | $589,383 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 464 | $260,893,830 | $562,271 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 500 | $268,473,154 | $536,946 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 536 | $275,316,471 | $513,650 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 572 | $281,532,073 | $492,189 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 607 | $287,145,196 | $473,056 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 643 | $292,426,451 | $454,785 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 679 | $297,280,879 | $437,822 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 715 | $301,773,945 | $422,061 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 2,860 | $66,023,301 | $23,085 |
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
