Total Subsidies payments in 2nd District of Kansas (Rep. Steve Watkins) totaled $1.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 75 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 338 | $439,635,466 | $1,300,697 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 677 | $665,534,987 | $983,065 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 1,016 | $826,031,444 | $813,023 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 1,355 | $945,209,548 | $697,572 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 1,694 | $1,038,834,556 | $613,244 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 2,033 | $1,114,737,725 | $548,322 |
| Top 7% | 67% | 2,371 | $1,177,593,769 | $496,665 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 2,710 | $1,230,510,542 | $454,063 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 3,049 | $1,276,415,737 | $418,634 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 3,388 | $1,316,613,656 | $388,611 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 3,727 | $1,351,999,817 | $362,758 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 4,066 | $1,383,253,355 | $340,200 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 4,404 | $1,411,058,830 | $320,404 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 4,743 | $1,436,182,345 | $302,800 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 5,082 | $1,458,965,957 | $287,085 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 5,421 | $1,479,667,320 | $272,951 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 5,760 | $1,498,602,119 | $260,174 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 6,099 | $1,516,013,946 | $248,568 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 6,437 | $1,532,046,627 | $238,006 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 6,776 | $1,546,859,914 | $228,285 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 27,108 | $219,657,481 | $8,103 |
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