Commodity subsidies in Fremont County, Colorado totaled $2.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 29% | 1 | $712,230 | $712,230 |
| Top 2% | 55% | 2 | $1,347,413 | $673,707 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 3 | $1,559,324 | $519,775 |
| Top 4% | 68% | 4 | $1,649,052 | $412,263 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 5 | $1,725,335 | $345,067 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 6 | $1,790,230 | $298,372 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 7 | $1,838,285 | $262,612 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 8 | $1,885,280 | $235,660 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 9 | $1,923,673 | $213,741 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 10 | $1,961,958 | $196,196 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 11 | $1,984,669 | $180,424 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 12 | $2,007,336 | $167,278 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 14 | $2,050,961 | $146,497 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 15 | $2,069,535 | $137,969 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 16 | $2,087,545 | $130,472 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 17 | $2,105,452 | $123,850 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 18 | $2,123,247 | $117,958 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 19 | $2,140,872 | $112,677 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 20 | $2,157,129 | $107,856 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 21 | $2,173,208 | $103,486 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 87 | $256,330 | $2,946 |
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