Total Subsidies payments in Montana totaled $11.2 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 68 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 621 | $1,667,445,265 | $2,685,097 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 1,243 | $2,556,409,306 | $2,056,645 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 1,865 | $3,252,118,396 | $1,743,763 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 2,487 | $3,831,833,773 | $1,540,745 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 3,109 | $4,329,334,479 | $1,392,517 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 3,730 | $4,762,125,771 | $1,276,709 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 4,352 | $5,142,762,374 | $1,181,701 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 4,974 | $5,477,114,538 | $1,101,149 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 5,596 | $5,772,431,638 | $1,031,528 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 6,218 | $6,036,173,529 | $970,758 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 6,839 | $6,274,443,666 | $917,450 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 7,461 | $6,489,123,536 | $869,739 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 8,083 | $6,683,183,125 | $826,820 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 8,705 | $6,857,553,716 | $787,772 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 9,327 | $7,015,170,184 | $752,136 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 9,948 | $7,158,232,780 | $719,565 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 10,570 | $7,288,766,459 | $689,571 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 11,192 | $7,407,820,359 | $661,885 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 11,814 | $7,516,692,269 | $636,253 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 12,436 | $7,616,847,892 | $612,484 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 49,744 | $1,240,647,337 | $24,941 |
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