Total Direct Payments in the United States totaled $53.8 billion from 1995-2016.
From 1995 to 2016, 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 1995-2016 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 17,897 | $10,509,383,529 | $587,215 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 35,795 | $16,023,892,494 | $447,657 |
| Top 3% | 38% | 53,693 | $20,370,938,624 | $379,397 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 71,590 | $23,971,500,620 | $334,844 |
| Top 5% | 50% | 89,488 | $27,025,964,919 | $302,007 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 107,386 | $29,654,329,789 | $276,147 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 125,283 | $31,940,616,025 | $254,948 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 143,181 | $33,946,214,739 | $237,086 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 161,079 | $35,711,231,586 | $221,700 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 178,976 | $37,272,184,969 | $208,252 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 196,874 | $38,662,034,027 | $196,380 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 214,772 | $39,903,311,858 | $185,794 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 232,669 | $41,014,696,791 | $176,279 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 250,567 | $42,012,726,657 | $167,671 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 268,465 | $42,911,889,858 | $159,842 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 286,362 | $43,724,171,002 | $152,688 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 304,260 | $44,460,926,534 | $146,128 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 322,158 | $45,131,905,750 | $140,092 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 340,055 | $45,744,773,171 | $134,522 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 357,953 | $46,305,131,782 | $129,361 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,431,814 | $7,535,688,486 | $5,263 |
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