Corn Subsidies in Kentucky totaled $1.8 billion from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of corn subsidy recipients were paid 82 percent of corn subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 41% | 937 | $560,466,621 | $598,150 |
| Top 2% | 55% | 1,874 | $746,618,804 | $398,409 |
| Top 3% | 63% | 2,811 | $851,024,445 | $302,748 |
| Top 4% | 68% | 3,748 | $919,883,446 | $245,433 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 4,686 | $970,091,811 | $207,019 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 5,623 | $1,009,242,506 | $179,485 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 6,560 | $1,041,006,928 | $158,690 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 7,497 | $1,067,756,502 | $142,425 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 8,434 | $1,090,731,216 | $129,325 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 9,372 | $1,110,758,868 | $118,519 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 10,309 | $1,128,466,908 | $109,464 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 11,246 | $1,144,351,925 | $101,756 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 12,183 | $1,158,636,544 | $95,103 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 13,121 | $1,171,601,159 | $89,292 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 14,058 | $1,183,378,776 | $84,178 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 14,995 | $1,194,178,304 | $79,638 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 15,932 | $1,204,140,670 | $75,580 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 16,869 | $1,213,325,525 | $71,926 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 17,807 | $1,221,816,461 | $68,614 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 18,744 | $1,229,714,415 | $65,606 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 74,978 | $126,009,730 | $1,681 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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