Commodity subsidies in South Dakota totaled $9.0 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 67 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 845 | $1,644,885,730 | $1,946,610 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 1,691 | $2,549,087,346 | $1,507,444 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 2,536 | $3,250,631,419 | $1,281,795 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 3,382 | $3,829,182,253 | $1,132,224 |
| Top 5% | 48% | 4,228 | $4,322,514,427 | $1,022,354 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 5,073 | $4,752,540,325 | $936,830 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 5,919 | $5,131,094,658 | $866,885 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 6,765 | $5,468,119,253 | $808,296 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 7,610 | $5,770,630,208 | $758,296 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 8,456 | $6,043,154,351 | $714,659 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 9,302 | $6,289,981,315 | $676,197 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 10,147 | $6,514,010,939 | $641,964 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 10,993 | $6,718,114,515 | $611,127 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 11,839 | $6,903,174,971 | $583,088 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 12,684 | $7,071,030,535 | $557,476 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 13,530 | $7,224,074,127 | $533,930 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 14,376 | $7,363,825,033 | $512,230 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 15,221 | $7,491,249,924 | $492,165 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 16,067 | $7,607,412,368 | $473,481 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 16,913 | $7,713,781,479 | $456,086 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 67,652 | $1,326,486,137 | $19,607 |
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