Total Subsidies payments in Vermont totaled $490 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 75 | $121,229,895 | $1,616,399 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 151 | $174,087,195 | $1,152,895 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 227 | $211,085,672 | $929,893 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 303 | $238,450,283 | $786,965 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 379 | $260,079,877 | $686,227 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 455 | $278,154,715 | $611,329 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 531 | $293,650,805 | $553,015 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 607 | $307,091,549 | $505,917 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 683 | $318,808,903 | $466,777 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 759 | $329,365,202 | $433,946 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 835 | $338,842,809 | $405,800 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 911 | $347,442,366 | $381,386 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 987 | $355,286,521 | $359,966 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 1,063 | $362,422,013 | $340,943 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 1,138 | $368,877,056 | $324,145 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 1,214 | $374,816,787 | $308,745 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 1,290 | $380,240,579 | $294,760 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 1,366 | $385,194,000 | $281,987 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 1,442 | $389,712,568 | $270,258 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 1,518 | $393,898,641 | $259,485 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 6,075 | $59,037,650 | $9,718 |
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