Commodity subsidies in Kentucky totaled $3.5 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 86 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%49%2,090$1,710,399,705$818,373
Top 2%61%4,181$2,160,652,651$516,779
Top 3%68%6,272$2,407,487,666$383,847
Top 4%73%8,363$2,570,267,397$307,338
Top 5%76%10,454$2,690,245,382$257,341
Top 6%79%12,545$2,783,592,034$221,889
Top 7%81%14,636$2,859,126,606$195,349
Top 8%83%16,727$2,921,858,787$174,679
Top 9%85%18,818$2,975,361,048$158,113
Top 10%86%20,909$3,021,675,160$144,516
Top 11%87%23,000$3,062,268,745$133,142
Top 12%88%25,091$3,098,207,827$123,479
Top 13%89%27,182$3,130,274,591$115,160
Top 14%90%29,273$3,159,049,011$107,917
Top 15%91%31,364$3,184,986,576$101,549
Top 16%91%33,455$3,208,576,543$95,907
Top 17%92%35,546$3,230,112,460$90,871
Top 18%92%37,637$3,249,848,847$86,347
Top 19%93%39,728$3,267,986,066$82,259
Top 20%93%41,819$3,284,700,688$78,546
Remaining 80% of recips.7%167,280$233,842,610$1,398
 

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