Commodity subsidies in Alabama totaled $2.9 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 87 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 43% | 590 | $1,229,946,492 | $2,084,655 |
| Top 2% | 58% | 1,181 | $1,654,180,088 | $1,400,661 |
| Top 3% | 67% | 1,771 | $1,901,924,184 | $1,073,927 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 2,362 | $2,061,652,233 | $872,842 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 2,953 | $2,178,285,777 | $737,652 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 3,543 | $2,265,736,509 | $639,497 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 4,134 | $2,333,500,684 | $564,466 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 4,724 | $2,387,910,878 | $505,485 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 5,315 | $2,432,889,524 | $457,740 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 5,906 | $2,470,381,574 | $418,283 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 6,496 | $2,501,998,435 | $385,160 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 7,087 | $2,529,528,590 | $356,925 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 7,677 | $2,553,560,599 | $332,625 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 8,268 | $2,574,893,400 | $311,429 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 8,859 | $2,593,946,433 | $292,804 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 9,449 | $2,610,972,082 | $276,323 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 10,040 | $2,626,433,361 | $261,597 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 10,630 | $2,640,449,103 | $248,396 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 11,221 | $2,653,221,906 | $236,451 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 11,812 | $2,664,946,011 | $225,613 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 47,249 | $186,215,347 | $3,941 |
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