Total Subsidies payments in Wisconsin totaled $12.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 70 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 1,431 | $2,232,638,847 | $1,560,195 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 2,862 | $3,314,528,751 | $1,158,116 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 4,293 | $4,060,493,850 | $945,841 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 5,724 | $4,636,485,969 | $810,008 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 7,155 | $5,108,248,623 | $713,941 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 8,586 | $5,506,905,184 | $641,382 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 10,017 | $5,851,510,703 | $584,158 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 11,449 | $6,152,341,670 | $537,369 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 12,880 | $6,417,821,106 | $498,278 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 14,311 | $6,654,841,051 | $465,016 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 15,742 | $6,867,985,255 | $436,284 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 17,173 | $7,060,477,548 | $411,138 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 18,604 | $7,235,221,126 | $388,907 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 20,035 | $7,394,602,989 | $369,084 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 21,466 | $7,540,226,065 | $351,264 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 22,898 | $7,673,490,052 | $335,116 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 24,329 | $7,795,843,071 | $320,434 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 25,760 | $7,908,877,403 | $307,022 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 27,191 | $8,013,277,180 | $294,703 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 28,622 | $8,109,849,070 | $283,343 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 114,491 | $1,417,575,644 | $12,382 |
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