Total Subsidies payments in Nebraska totaled $1.3 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 50 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 528 | $124,044,680 | $234,933 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 1,057 | $195,102,433 | $184,581 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 1,586 | $252,767,068 | $159,374 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 2,115 | $302,308,294 | $142,935 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 2,643 | $345,997,797 | $130,911 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 3,172 | $385,499,461 | $121,532 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 3,701 | $421,647,364 | $113,928 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 4,230 | $454,894,944 | $107,540 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 4,758 | $485,544,948 | $102,048 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 5,287 | $514,011,346 | $97,222 |
| Top 11% | 53% | 5,816 | $540,570,075 | $92,945 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 6,345 | $565,571,943 | $89,137 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 6,874 | $589,109,693 | $85,701 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 7,402 | $611,271,340 | $82,582 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 7,931 | $632,243,660 | $79,718 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 8,460 | $652,080,773 | $77,078 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 8,989 | $670,883,595 | $74,634 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 9,517 | $688,629,351 | $72,358 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 10,046 | $705,459,291 | $70,223 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 10,575 | $721,430,288 | $68,220 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 42,302 | $304,602,753 | $7,201 |
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