Commodity subsidies in Pottawattamie County, Iowa totaled $16.7 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 43 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 5 | $1,323,902 | $264,780 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 11 | $2,458,034 | $223,458 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 17 | $3,330,367 | $195,904 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 23 | $4,035,475 | $175,455 |
| Top 5% | 27% | 28 | $4,578,627 | $163,522 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 34 | $5,182,587 | $152,429 |
| Top 7% | 35% | 40 | $5,758,041 | $143,951 |
| Top 8% | 38% | 46 | $6,306,965 | $137,108 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 51 | $6,735,213 | $132,063 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 57 | $7,222,011 | $126,702 |
| Top 11% | 46% | 63 | $7,675,897 | $121,840 |
| Top 12% | 49% | 69 | $8,112,668 | $117,575 |
| Top 13% | 51% | 75 | $8,525,309 | $113,671 |
| Top 14% | 53% | 80 | $8,846,576 | $110,582 |
| Top 15% | 55% | 86 | $9,209,909 | $107,092 |
| Top 16% | 57% | 92 | $9,555,493 | $103,864 |
| Top 17% | 59% | 98 | $9,885,665 | $100,874 |
| Top 18% | 61% | 103 | $10,154,368 | $98,586 |
| Top 19% | 63% | 109 | $10,463,469 | $95,995 |
| Top 20% | 64% | 115 | $10,745,321 | $93,438 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 36% | 462 | $5,931,821 | $12,839 |
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