Commodity subsidies in Kossuth County, Iowa totaled $587 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 55 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 45 | $62,613,141 | $1,391,403 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 91 | $109,634,770 | $1,204,778 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 137 | $148,347,641 | $1,082,829 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 183 | $182,046,258 | $994,788 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 228 | $211,596,605 | $928,055 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 274 | $238,852,680 | $871,725 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 320 | $263,330,695 | $822,908 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 366 | $285,740,218 | $780,711 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 412 | $306,400,163 | $743,690 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 457 | $325,141,657 | $711,470 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 503 | $342,983,277 | $681,875 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 549 | $359,402,147 | $654,649 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 595 | $374,509,019 | $629,427 |
| Top 14% | 66% | 641 | $388,307,384 | $605,784 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 686 | $400,848,374 | $584,327 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 732 | $412,904,020 | $564,077 |
| Top 17% | 72% | 778 | $424,099,758 | $545,115 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 824 | $434,552,163 | $527,369 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 870 | $444,386,878 | $510,790 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 915 | $453,368,221 | $495,484 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 3,664 | $133,875,651 | $36,538 |
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