Wheat Subsidies in Kentucky totaled $409 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of wheat subsidy recipients were paid 82 percent of wheat subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 39% | 454 | $114,918,076 | $253,124 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 908 | $155,775,273 | $171,559 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 1,362 | $179,636,619 | $131,892 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 1,816 | $195,801,095 | $107,820 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 2,270 | $207,414,380 | $91,372 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 2,724 | $216,492,051 | $79,476 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 3,178 | $223,875,703 | $70,445 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 3,632 | $230,011,642 | $63,329 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 4,086 | $235,302,253 | $57,587 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 4,540 | $239,913,891 | $52,844 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 4,994 | $243,969,530 | $48,853 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 5,448 | $247,584,608 | $45,445 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 5,902 | $250,813,321 | $42,496 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 6,356 | $253,721,593 | $39,918 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 6,810 | $256,374,773 | $37,647 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 7,264 | $258,790,110 | $35,626 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 7,718 | $261,010,333 | $33,818 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 8,172 | $263,048,596 | $32,189 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 8,626 | $264,927,328 | $30,713 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 9,080 | $266,662,814 | $29,368 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 36,323 | $25,973,190 | $715 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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