Total Subsidies payments in 4th District of Colorado (Rep. Ken Buck) totaled $4.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 328 | $824,384,933 | $2,513,369 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 657 | $1,297,595,407 | $1,975,031 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 986 | $1,668,730,432 | $1,692,424 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 1,315 | $1,976,214,859 | $1,502,825 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 1,643 | $2,235,859,918 | $1,360,840 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 1,972 | $2,461,677,427 | $1,248,315 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 2,301 | $2,657,249,640 | $1,154,824 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 2,630 | $2,828,768,093 | $1,075,577 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 2,959 | $2,981,556,466 | $1,007,623 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 3,287 | $3,117,754,184 | $948,511 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 3,616 | $3,239,610,436 | $895,910 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 3,945 | $3,350,032,868 | $849,185 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 4,274 | $3,449,915,261 | $807,187 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 4,602 | $3,540,322,429 | $769,301 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 4,931 | $3,622,995,055 | $734,738 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 5,260 | $3,698,673,389 | $703,170 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 5,589 | $3,767,964,514 | $674,175 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 5,918 | $3,832,137,855 | $647,539 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 6,246 | $3,890,907,863 | $622,944 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 6,575 | $3,945,181,643 | $600,028 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 26,303 | $757,851,828 | $28,812 |
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