Total Subsidies payments in Mississippi totaled $12.0 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 85 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 44% | 994 | $4,421,640,345 | $4,448,330 |
| Top 2% | 56% | 1,989 | $5,714,064,439 | $2,872,833 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 2,984 | $6,496,525,852 | $2,177,120 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 3,979 | $7,050,081,881 | $1,771,823 |
| Top 5% | 74% | 4,973 | $7,466,316,440 | $1,501,371 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 5,968 | $7,793,824,386 | $1,305,936 |
| Top 7% | 80% | 6,963 | $8,059,165,218 | $1,157,427 |
| Top 8% | 82% | 7,958 | $8,278,088,185 | $1,040,222 |
| Top 9% | 84% | 8,953 | $8,460,854,065 | $945,030 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 9,947 | $8,616,113,091 | $866,202 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 10,942 | $8,750,328,884 | $799,701 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 11,937 | $8,866,860,136 | $742,805 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 12,932 | $8,968,780,691 | $693,534 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 13,927 | $9,059,020,545 | $650,465 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 14,921 | $9,139,184,752 | $612,505 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 15,916 | $9,210,733,078 | $578,709 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 16,911 | $9,275,012,579 | $548,460 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 17,906 | $9,333,001,172 | $521,222 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 18,901 | $9,385,864,599 | $496,580 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 19,895 | $9,434,459,708 | $474,213 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 79,584 | $684,690,078 | $8,603 |
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