Commodity subsidies in Washington totaled $2.8 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 68 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 372 | $570,471,504 | $1,533,526 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 745 | $876,698,715 | $1,176,777 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 1,118 | $1,108,261,012 | $991,289 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 1,491 | $1,293,027,275 | $867,222 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 1,864 | $1,443,184,852 | $774,241 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 2,236 | $1,569,419,850 | $701,887 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 2,609 | $1,677,888,572 | $643,116 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 2,982 | $1,772,027,823 | $594,241 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 3,355 | $1,855,241,704 | $552,978 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 3,728 | $1,928,996,862 | $517,435 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 4,101 | $1,994,943,901 | $486,453 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 4,473 | $2,053,814,438 | $459,158 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 4,846 | $2,108,359,300 | $435,072 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 5,219 | $2,157,687,726 | $413,429 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 5,592 | $2,202,747,364 | $393,910 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 5,965 | $2,244,036,355 | $376,201 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 6,337 | $2,281,742,921 | $360,067 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 6,710 | $2,316,567,022 | $345,241 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 7,083 | $2,349,006,490 | $331,640 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 7,456 | $2,378,989,947 | $319,071 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 29,826 | $445,279,130 | $14,929 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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