Commodity subsidies in Minnesota totaled $16.6 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 64 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 1,338 | $2,516,471,090 | $1,880,771 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 2,677 | $4,053,285,992 | $1,514,115 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 4,016 | $5,292,308,660 | $1,317,806 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 5,355 | $6,341,376,045 | $1,184,197 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 6,694 | $7,251,166,488 | $1,083,234 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 8,033 | $8,056,645,293 | $1,002,944 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 9,372 | $8,775,825,975 | $936,388 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 10,710 | $9,422,448,982 | $879,780 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 12,049 | $10,006,395,783 | $830,475 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 13,388 | $10,534,758,226 | $786,881 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 14,727 | $11,014,350,480 | $747,902 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 16,066 | $11,449,893,351 | $712,679 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 17,405 | $11,847,154,764 | $680,675 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 18,744 | $12,209,738,017 | $651,394 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 20,082 | $12,541,221,643 | $624,501 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 21,421 | $12,845,713,408 | $599,679 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 22,760 | $13,126,373,709 | $576,730 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 24,099 | $13,384,532,877 | $555,398 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 25,438 | $13,622,398,508 | $535,514 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 26,777 | $13,841,512,395 | $516,918 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 107,109 | $2,711,016,156 | $25,311 |
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