Commodity subsidies in Blount County, Alabama totaled $12.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 80 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 41% | 8 | $5,072,737 | $634,092 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 16 | $6,714,184 | $419,636 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 24 | $7,607,343 | $316,973 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 32 | $8,160,411 | $255,013 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 40 | $8,592,104 | $214,803 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 48 | $8,962,296 | $186,715 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 56 | $9,273,079 | $165,591 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 64 | $9,514,557 | $148,665 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 73 | $9,738,974 | $133,411 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 81 | $9,917,320 | $122,436 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 89 | $10,074,651 | $113,198 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 97 | $10,212,322 | $105,282 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 105 | $10,333,443 | $98,414 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 113 | $10,444,882 | $92,433 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 121 | $10,551,415 | $87,202 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 129 | $10,649,843 | $82,557 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 138 | $10,753,713 | $77,925 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 146 | $10,840,035 | $74,247 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 154 | $10,921,564 | $70,919 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 162 | $10,996,299 | $67,878 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 650 | $1,451,842 | $2,234 |
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