Commodity subsidies in Lamar County, Alabama totaled $6.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 84 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 47% | 4 | $3,100,343 | $775,086 |
| Top 2% | 62% | 8 | $4,053,479 | $506,685 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 13 | $4,464,554 | $343,427 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 17 | $4,680,011 | $275,295 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 22 | $4,888,927 | $222,224 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 26 | $5,026,764 | $193,337 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 30 | $5,146,539 | $171,551 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 35 | $5,278,180 | $150,805 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 39 | $5,367,558 | $137,630 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 44 | $5,460,366 | $124,099 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 48 | $5,529,488 | $115,198 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 52 | $5,594,193 | $107,581 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 57 | $5,664,222 | $99,372 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 61 | $5,714,281 | $93,677 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 66 | $5,766,410 | $87,370 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 70 | $5,805,029 | $82,929 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 74 | $5,841,118 | $78,934 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 79 | $5,881,367 | $74,448 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 83 | $5,910,704 | $71,213 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 88 | $5,945,260 | $67,560 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 352 | $593,403 | $1,686 |
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