Total Subsidies payments in 4th District of Colorado (Rep. Ken Buck) totaled $4.4 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 66 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 313 | $740,087,516 | $2,364,497 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 627 | $1,173,642,912 | $1,871,839 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 941 | $1,515,468,581 | $1,610,487 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 1,255 | $1,798,983,282 | $1,433,453 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 1,569 | $2,040,261,206 | $1,300,358 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 1,883 | $2,248,872,262 | $1,194,303 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 2,196 | $2,430,398,155 | $1,106,739 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 2,510 | $2,590,805,231 | $1,032,193 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 2,824 | $2,734,054,757 | $968,150 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 3,138 | $2,862,757,051 | $912,287 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 3,452 | $2,978,211,048 | $862,749 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 3,766 | $3,082,417,136 | $818,486 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 4,079 | $3,176,448,350 | $778,732 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 4,393 | $3,262,240,518 | $742,600 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 4,707 | $3,340,601,085 | $709,709 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 5,021 | $3,412,694,048 | $679,684 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 5,335 | $3,478,722,028 | $652,057 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 5,649 | $3,539,841,944 | $626,632 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 5,962 | $3,595,857,979 | $603,129 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 6,276 | $3,647,413,593 | $581,169 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 25,108 | $722,176,153 | $28,763 |
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