Commodity subsidies in Santa Cruz County, California totaled $12.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 46 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5% | 1 | $676,049 | $676,049 |
| Top 2% | 13% | 3 | $1,701,503 | $567,168 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 5 | $2,603,947 | $520,789 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 6 | $3,023,550 | $503,925 |
| Top 5% | 29% | 8 | $3,622,837 | $452,855 |
| Top 6% | 33% | 10 | $4,142,719 | $414,272 |
| Top 7% | 35% | 11 | $4,392,719 | $399,338 |
| Top 8% | 39% | 13 | $4,892,719 | $376,363 |
| Top 9% | 43% | 15 | $5,392,719 | $359,515 |
| Top 10% | 46% | 17 | $5,862,380 | $344,846 |
| Top 11% | 48% | 18 | $6,084,095 | $338,005 |
| Top 12% | 51% | 20 | $6,500,243 | $325,012 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 22 | $6,880,319 | $312,742 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 23 | $7,069,299 | $307,361 |
| Top 15% | 59% | 25 | $7,442,464 | $297,699 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 27 | $7,802,416 | $288,978 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 29 | $8,127,354 | $280,254 |
| Top 18% | 65% | 30 | $8,277,456 | $275,915 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 32 | $8,572,183 | $267,881 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 34 | $8,845,595 | $260,165 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 137 | $3,826,406 | $27,930 |
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