Commodity subsidies in California totaled $10.6 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 582 | $2,468,541,755 | $4,241,481 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 1,165 | $3,578,330,827 | $3,071,529 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 1,747 | $4,384,822,621 | $2,509,916 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 2,330 | $5,040,051,133 | $2,163,112 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 2,913 | $5,594,965,308 | $1,920,688 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 3,495 | $6,073,821,445 | $1,737,860 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 4,078 | $6,492,923,868 | $1,592,183 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 4,660 | $6,856,846,229 | $1,471,426 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 5,243 | $7,176,926,179 | $1,368,859 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 5,826 | $7,463,872,849 | $1,281,132 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 6,408 | $7,719,805,228 | $1,204,714 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 6,991 | $7,949,230,087 | $1,137,066 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 7,574 | $8,154,532,243 | $1,076,648 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 8,156 | $8,338,200,736 | $1,022,339 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 8,739 | $8,504,666,954 | $973,185 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 9,321 | $8,655,599,529 | $928,613 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 9,904 | $8,796,257,706 | $888,152 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 10,487 | $8,924,371,748 | $850,994 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 11,069 | $9,040,767,981 | $816,765 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 11,652 | $9,147,744,007 | $785,079 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 46,610 | $1,435,955,240 | $30,808 |
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