Commodity subsidies in South Carolina totaled $1.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 92 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 47% | 416 | $765,389,640 | $1,839,879 |
| Top 2% | 64% | 832 | $1,043,012,659 | $1,253,621 |
| Top 3% | 73% | 1,249 | $1,197,075,685 | $958,427 |
| Top 4% | 79% | 1,665 | $1,295,183,900 | $777,888 |
| Top 5% | 83% | 2,082 | $1,360,152,590 | $653,291 |
| Top 6% | 86% | 2,498 | $1,406,374,338 | $563,000 |
| Top 7% | 88% | 2,915 | $1,441,473,641 | $494,502 |
| Top 8% | 90% | 3,331 | $1,468,649,833 | $440,904 |
| Top 9% | 91% | 3,748 | $1,490,254,889 | $397,613 |
| Top 10% | 92% | 4,164 | $1,507,505,943 | $362,033 |
| Top 11% | 93% | 4,581 | $1,521,759,165 | $332,189 |
| Top 12% | 94% | 4,997 | $1,533,690,885 | $306,922 |
| Top 13% | 94% | 5,414 | $1,543,882,490 | $285,165 |
| Top 14% | 95% | 5,830 | $1,552,643,428 | $266,320 |
| Top 15% | 95% | 6,247 | $1,560,265,052 | $249,762 |
| Top 16% | 96% | 6,663 | $1,566,888,447 | $235,163 |
| Top 17% | 96% | 7,079 | $1,572,738,413 | $222,170 |
| Top 18% | 96% | 7,496 | $1,577,977,526 | $210,509 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 7,912 | $1,582,791,849 | $200,050 |
| Top 20% | 97% | 8,329 | $1,587,152,503 | $190,557 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 3% | 33,318 | $49,730,897 | $1,493 |
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