Commodity subsidies in Michigan totaled $4.2 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 678 | $966,071,237 | $1,424,884 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 1,356 | $1,474,477,750 | $1,087,373 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 2,034 | $1,850,830,086 | $909,946 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 2,712 | $2,151,437,943 | $793,303 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 3,390 | $2,399,445,312 | $707,801 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 4,068 | $2,607,411,045 | $640,957 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 4,746 | $2,782,870,808 | $586,361 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 5,424 | $2,934,352,815 | $540,994 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 6,102 | $3,065,603,492 | $502,393 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 6,780 | $3,179,925,630 | $469,016 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 7,458 | $3,279,920,586 | $439,786 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 8,136 | $3,368,404,603 | $414,012 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 8,814 | $3,447,130,566 | $391,097 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 9,492 | $3,517,218,212 | $370,546 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 10,171 | $3,580,036,570 | $351,985 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 10,849 | $3,636,097,610 | $335,155 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 11,527 | $3,686,424,419 | $319,808 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 12,205 | $3,731,774,846 | $305,758 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 12,883 | $3,772,538,297 | $292,831 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 13,561 | $3,809,339,835 | $280,904 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 54,246 | $432,946,997 | $7,981 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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