Commodity subsidies in Polk County, Iowa totaled $156 million from 1995-2023.

From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2023 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%20%27$31,237,600$1,156,948
Top 2%32%54$50,672,048$938,371
Top 3%42%81$65,501,954$808,666
Top 4%50%109$78,189,719$717,337
Top 5%56%136$87,676,816$644,682
Top 6%61%163$95,385,573$585,188
Top 7%65%191$102,013,059$534,100
Top 8%69%218$107,316,491$492,277
Top 9%72%245$111,757,804$456,154
Top 10%74%273$115,749,061$423,989
Top 11%76%300$119,125,564$397,085
Top 12%78%327$122,133,235$373,496
Top 13%80%355$124,974,909$352,042
Top 14%82%382$127,440,612$333,614
Top 15%83%409$129,626,041$316,934
Top 16%84%437$131,703,748$301,382
Top 17%85%464$133,472,504$287,656
Top 18%86%491$135,073,299$275,098
Top 19%87%519$136,583,880$263,167
Top 20%88%546$137,907,674$252,578
Remaining 80% of recips.12%2,187$18,315,985$8,375
 

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