Commodity subsidies in North Dakota totaled $11.2 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 67 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 831 | $1,818,970,057 | $2,188,893 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 1,662 | $2,884,753,350 | $1,735,712 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 2,494 | $3,768,236,453 | $1,510,921 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 3,325 | $4,521,640,250 | $1,359,892 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 4,156 | $5,177,311,039 | $1,245,744 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 4,988 | $5,758,495,123 | $1,154,470 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 5,819 | $6,275,346,239 | $1,078,423 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 6,650 | $6,736,677,671 | $1,013,034 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 7,482 | $7,150,946,294 | $955,753 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 8,313 | $7,523,095,241 | $904,980 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 9,144 | $7,858,324,073 | $859,397 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 9,976 | $8,160,503,961 | $818,014 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 10,807 | $8,432,587,957 | $780,289 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 11,639 | $8,677,801,811 | $745,580 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 12,470 | $8,899,665,725 | $713,686 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 13,301 | $9,100,735,459 | $684,214 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 14,133 | $9,281,971,954 | $656,759 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 14,964 | $9,445,785,573 | $631,234 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 15,795 | $9,594,016,060 | $607,408 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 16,627 | $9,728,165,226 | $585,082 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 66,509 | $1,460,115,870 | $21,954 |
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