Commodity subsidies in Polk County, Georgia totaled $8.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 2 | $2,761,402 | $1,380,701 |
| Top 2% | 56% | 5 | $4,890,965 | $978,193 |
| Top 3% | 63% | 7 | $5,495,851 | $785,122 |
| Top 4% | 69% | 10 | $6,033,538 | $603,354 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 12 | $6,253,081 | $521,090 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 15 | $6,481,634 | $432,109 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 17 | $6,619,014 | $389,354 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 20 | $6,811,072 | $340,554 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 23 | $6,984,899 | $303,691 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 25 | $7,082,803 | $283,312 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 28 | $7,209,587 | $257,485 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 30 | $7,289,471 | $242,982 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 33 | $7,400,831 | $224,268 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 35 | $7,466,356 | $213,324 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 38 | $7,558,883 | $198,918 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 40 | $7,618,783 | $190,470 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 43 | $7,700,743 | $179,087 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 46 | $7,774,709 | $169,015 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 48 | $7,820,934 | $162,936 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 51 | $7,886,291 | $154,633 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 205 | $851,742 | $4,155 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
