Total Subsidies payments in 1st District of Nebraska (Rep. Jeff Fortenberry) totaled $1.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 67 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 169 | $276,874,128 | $1,638,308 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 338 | $449,855,118 | $1,330,932 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 507 | $584,858,287 | $1,153,567 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 677 | $696,232,653 | $1,028,409 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 846 | $789,875,956 | $933,660 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 1,015 | $871,396,802 | $858,519 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 1,185 | $942,634,759 | $795,472 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 1,354 | $1,004,243,366 | $741,686 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 1,523 | $1,059,062,153 | $695,379 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 1,693 | $1,108,873,202 | $654,975 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 1,862 | $1,153,482,518 | $619,486 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 2,031 | $1,193,785,838 | $587,782 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 2,200 | $1,230,151,443 | $559,160 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 2,370 | $1,263,085,035 | $532,947 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 2,539 | $1,292,725,789 | $509,148 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 2,708 | $1,319,588,822 | $487,293 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 2,878 | $1,343,994,858 | $466,989 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 3,047 | $1,366,012,316 | $448,314 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 3,216 | $1,386,131,986 | $431,011 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 3,386 | $1,404,693,459 | $414,853 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 13,544 | $260,241,806 | $19,215 |
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