Total Subsidies payments in Nebraska totaled $27.0 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 1,764 | $3,262,097,606 | $1,849,262 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 3,528 | $5,311,336,460 | $1,505,481 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 5,293 | $6,950,870,884 | $1,313,220 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 7,057 | $8,329,135,278 | $1,180,266 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 8,821 | $9,515,122,669 | $1,078,690 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 10,586 | $10,543,797,130 | $996,013 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 12,350 | $11,447,243,889 | $926,902 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 14,115 | $12,246,805,399 | $867,645 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 15,879 | $12,957,135,581 | $815,992 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 17,643 | $13,591,758,990 | $770,377 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 19,408 | $14,164,448,354 | $729,825 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 21,172 | $14,681,624,777 | $693,445 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 22,936 | $15,150,999,255 | $660,577 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 24,701 | $15,576,152,300 | $630,588 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 26,465 | $15,963,447,900 | $603,191 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 28,230 | $16,316,261,299 | $577,976 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 29,994 | $16,637,907,407 | $554,708 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 31,758 | $16,932,055,038 | $533,159 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 33,523 | $17,201,983,182 | $513,140 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 35,287 | $17,449,361,858 | $494,498 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 141,151 | $3,363,370,398 | $23,828 |
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