Commodity subsidies in Wisconsin totaled $7.5 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 1,125 | $1,714,032,369 | $1,523,584 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 2,251 | $2,572,441,165 | $1,142,799 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 3,377 | $3,177,225,374 | $940,843 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 4,503 | $3,648,563,886 | $810,252 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 5,629 | $4,034,921,747 | $716,810 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 6,755 | $4,363,482,455 | $645,963 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 7,881 | $4,648,631,825 | $589,853 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 9,007 | $4,898,928,025 | $543,902 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 10,133 | $5,121,399,289 | $505,418 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 11,259 | $5,320,709,987 | $472,574 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 12,385 | $5,499,579,613 | $444,052 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 13,511 | $5,661,638,910 | $419,039 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 14,637 | $5,808,494,771 | $396,836 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 15,763 | $5,941,886,624 | $376,952 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 16,889 | $6,064,037,059 | $359,052 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 18,015 | $6,175,839,336 | $342,817 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 19,141 | $6,277,905,044 | $327,982 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 20,267 | $6,371,625,864 | $314,384 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 21,393 | $6,457,739,057 | $301,862 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 22,519 | $6,537,012,698 | $290,289 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 90,077 | $997,150,751 | $11,070 |
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