Wheat Subsidies in Maryland totaled $111 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of wheat subsidy recipients were paid 67 percent of wheat subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%19%67$18,157,802$271,012
Top 1%19%67$18,157,802$271,012
Top 2%30%134$28,053,037$209,351
Top 2%30%134$28,054,483$209,362
Top 3%38%201$35,431,488$176,276
Top 3%38%201$35,433,242$176,285
Top 4%44%269$41,482,762$154,211
Top 4%44%269$41,484,516$154,218
Top 5%50%336$46,595,221$138,676
Top 5%50%336$46,601,819$138,696
Top 6%54%403$50,838,061$126,149
Top 6%54%403$50,844,659$126,165
Top 7%58%470$54,426,557$115,801
Top 7%58%471$54,482,028$115,673
Top 8%61%538$57,559,480$106,988
Top 8%61%538$57,567,830$107,003
Top 9%64%605$60,289,899$99,653
Top 9%64%605$60,298,725$99,667
Top 10%67%672$62,687,326$93,285
Top 10%67%673$62,730,070$93,210
Top 11%69%739$64,822,804$87,717
Top 11%69%740$64,863,101$87,653
Top 12%71%807$66,823,658$82,805
Top 12%71%807$66,834,759$82,819
Top 13%73%874$68,629,080$78,523
Top 13%73%875$68,670,164$78,480
Top 14%75%941$70,286,574$74,693
Top 14%75%942$70,328,727$74,659
Top 15%76%1,009$71,840,559$71,200
Top 15%76%1,009$71,859,471$71,219
Top 16%78%1,076$73,256,530$68,082
Top 16%78%1,076$73,275,927$68,100
Top 17%79%1,143$74,565,488$65,237
Top 17%79%1,144$74,603,859$65,213
Top 18%81%1,210$75,767,855$62,618
Top 18%81%1,211$75,804,788$62,597
Top 19%82%1,278$76,902,487$60,174
Top 19%82%1,278$76,922,254$60,190
Top 20%83%1,345$77,932,656$57,942
Top 20%83%1,346$77,967,439$57,925
Remaining 80% of recips.17%5,382$16,001,672$2,973
Remaining 80% of recips.17%5,385$15,989,907$2,969

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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