Deficiency Payments in Minnesota totaled $172 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payments payment recipients were paid 43 percent of Deficiency Payments recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 524 | $14,276,904 | $27,246 |
| Top 2% | 14% | 1,049 | $24,367,695 | $23,229 |
| Top 3% | 19% | 1,574 | $32,889,589 | $20,896 |
| Top 4% | 23% | 2,099 | $40,320,816 | $19,210 |
| Top 5% | 27% | 2,624 | $47,007,970 | $17,915 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 3,148 | $53,088,618 | $16,864 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 3,673 | $58,711,093 | $15,985 |
| Top 8% | 37% | 4,198 | $63,927,577 | $15,228 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 4,723 | $68,797,901 | $14,567 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 5,248 | $73,395,800 | $13,985 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 5,772 | $77,738,353 | $13,468 |
| Top 12% | 48% | 6,297 | $81,870,249 | $13,001 |
| Top 13% | 50% | 6,822 | $85,793,021 | $12,576 |
| Top 14% | 52% | 7,347 | $89,521,417 | $12,185 |
| Top 15% | 54% | 7,872 | $93,069,588 | $11,823 |
| Top 16% | 56% | 8,396 | $96,449,671 | $11,488 |
| Top 17% | 58% | 8,921 | $99,691,422 | $11,175 |
| Top 18% | 60% | 9,446 | $102,795,133 | $10,882 |
| Top 19% | 61% | 9,971 | $105,777,338 | $10,609 |
| Top 20% | 63% | 10,496 | $108,638,251 | $10,350 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 37% | 41,984 | $63,535,510 | $1,513 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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