Commodity subsidies in Wisconsin totaled $7.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 1,131 | $1,804,046,517 | $1,595,090 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 2,263 | $2,718,255,903 | $1,201,174 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 3,394 | $3,357,356,977 | $989,204 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 4,526 | $3,852,641,814 | $851,224 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 5,658 | $4,256,678,317 | $752,329 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 6,789 | $4,598,605,903 | $677,361 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 7,921 | $4,894,362,927 | $617,897 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 9,052 | $5,154,398,477 | $569,421 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 10,184 | $5,384,651,593 | $528,736 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 11,316 | $5,589,915,682 | $493,983 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 12,447 | $5,773,918,556 | $463,880 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 13,579 | $5,940,332,144 | $437,465 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 14,711 | $6,091,361,867 | $414,069 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 15,842 | $6,228,432,154 | $393,159 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 16,974 | $6,353,834,401 | $374,327 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 18,105 | $6,468,295,879 | $357,266 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 19,237 | $6,572,576,922 | $341,663 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 20,369 | $6,668,168,791 | $327,368 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 21,500 | $6,755,817,443 | $314,224 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 22,632 | $6,836,519,374 | $302,073 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 90,530 | $1,011,237,015 | $11,170 |
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