Commodity subsidies in Okeechobee County, Florida totaled $29.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 2 | $4,427,532 | $2,213,766 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 5 | $9,539,251 | $1,907,850 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 7 | $12,551,050 | $1,793,007 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 10 | $15,644,230 | $1,564,423 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 12 | $16,885,106 | $1,407,092 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 15 | $18,001,627 | $1,200,108 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 17 | $18,700,116 | $1,100,007 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 20 | $19,652,819 | $982,641 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 22 | $20,169,649 | $916,802 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 25 | $20,882,578 | $835,303 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 27 | $21,325,322 | $789,827 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 30 | $21,929,598 | $730,987 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 33 | $22,480,877 | $681,239 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 35 | $22,825,889 | $652,168 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 38 | $23,307,802 | $613,363 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 40 | $23,581,231 | $589,531 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 43 | $23,957,885 | $557,160 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 45 | $24,195,692 | $537,682 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 48 | $24,527,324 | $510,986 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 50 | $24,726,735 | $494,535 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 204 | $4,616,681 | $22,631 |
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