Commodity subsidies in Colorado totaled $3.6 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 492 | $841,191,386 | $1,709,739 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 985 | $1,282,741,598 | $1,302,276 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 1,477 | $1,599,958,290 | $1,083,249 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 1,970 | $1,849,544,142 | $938,855 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 2,462 | $2,051,282,322 | $833,177 |
| Top 6% | 62% | 2,955 | $2,220,063,661 | $751,291 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 3,448 | $2,361,876,210 | $684,999 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 3,940 | $2,482,540,197 | $630,086 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 4,433 | $2,586,637,975 | $583,496 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 4,925 | $2,677,803,167 | $543,716 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 5,418 | $2,758,338,739 | $509,106 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 5,910 | $2,829,097,663 | $478,697 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 6,403 | $2,892,201,887 | $451,695 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 6,896 | $2,948,703,428 | $427,596 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 7,388 | $2,999,341,599 | $405,975 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 7,881 | $3,045,020,954 | $386,375 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 8,373 | $3,086,038,751 | $368,570 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 8,866 | $3,123,340,930 | $352,283 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 9,359 | $3,157,324,166 | $337,357 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 9,851 | $3,188,276,875 | $323,650 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 39,407 | $403,279,534 | $10,234 |
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