Total Subsidies payments in Minnesota totaled $1.5 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 55 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 625 | $179,657,592 | $287,452 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 1,251 | $270,683,672 | $216,374 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 1,877 | $341,978,830 | $182,194 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 2,502 | $402,002,699 | $160,673 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 3,128 | $454,874,709 | $145,420 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 3,754 | $502,152,506 | $133,765 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 4,380 | $544,783,342 | $124,380 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 5,005 | $583,444,624 | $116,572 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 5,631 | $618,754,059 | $109,884 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 6,257 | $651,185,565 | $104,073 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 6,883 | $681,265,508 | $98,978 |
| Top 12% | 60% | 7,508 | $709,230,631 | $94,463 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 8,134 | $735,307,144 | $90,399 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 8,760 | $759,707,853 | $86,725 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 9,385 | $782,586,245 | $83,387 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 10,011 | $804,047,667 | $80,316 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 10,637 | $824,243,745 | $77,488 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 11,263 | $843,191,666 | $74,864 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 11,888 | $861,048,663 | $72,430 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 12,514 | $877,863,666 | $70,151 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 50,059 | $309,404,850 | $6,181 |
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