Commodity subsidies in 4th District of Iowa (Rep. Steve King) totaled $8.3 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 60 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 676 | $1,125,290,104 | $1,664,630 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 1,352 | $1,842,094,665 | $1,362,496 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 2,029 | $2,427,230,472 | $1,196,269 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 2,705 | $2,923,504,758 | $1,080,778 |
| Top 5% | 40% | 3,381 | $3,358,748,506 | $993,419 |
| Top 6% | 45% | 4,058 | $3,746,433,920 | $923,222 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 4,734 | $4,094,248,676 | $864,860 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 5,410 | $4,410,237,910 | $815,201 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 6,087 | $4,698,889,147 | $771,955 |
| Top 10% | 60% | 6,763 | $4,960,635,871 | $733,496 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 7,439 | $5,200,227,067 | $699,049 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 8,116 | $5,419,827,778 | $667,795 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 8,792 | $5,621,708,622 | $639,412 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 9,469 | $5,808,647,266 | $613,438 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 10,145 | $5,980,785,540 | $589,530 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 10,821 | $6,139,923,236 | $567,408 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 11,498 | $6,287,285,138 | $546,816 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 12,174 | $6,423,471,550 | $527,639 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 12,850 | $6,549,517,727 | $509,690 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 13,527 | $6,666,272,036 | $492,812 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 54,109 | $1,661,707,173 | $30,710 |
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