Total Direct Payments in the United States totaled $53.8 billion from 1995-2014.
From 1995 to 2014, the top 10 percent of Total Direct Payments payment recipients were paid 69 percent of Total Direct Payments recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2014 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 17,894 | $10,508,818,461 | $587,282 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 35,789 | $16,022,617,699 | $447,697 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 53,684 | $20,369,157,052 | $379,427 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 71,579 | $23,969,296,258 | $334,865 |
| Top 5% | 50% | 89,474 | $27,023,301,376 | $302,024 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 107,368 | $29,651,164,450 | $276,164 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 125,263 | $31,937,296,473 | $254,962 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 143,158 | $33,942,785,780 | $237,100 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 161,053 | $35,707,694,778 | $221,714 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 178,948 | $37,268,593,892 | $208,265 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 196,843 | $38,658,363,376 | $196,392 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 214,737 | $39,899,475,687 | $185,806 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 232,632 | $41,010,901,582 | $176,291 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 250,527 | $42,008,906,267 | $167,682 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 268,422 | $42,908,044,071 | $159,853 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 286,317 | $43,720,328,712 | $152,699 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 304,212 | $44,457,039,679 | $146,138 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 322,106 | $45,127,935,476 | $140,103 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 340,001 | $45,740,828,038 | $134,531 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 357,896 | $46,301,198,142 | $129,371 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,431,587 | $7,536,607,130 | $5,265 |
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