Commodity subsidies in Cherokee County, Kansas totaled $107 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 79 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 25 | $28,860,378 | $1,154,415 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 50 | $44,158,846 | $883,177 |
| Top 3% | 52% | 75 | $55,249,702 | $736,663 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 100 | $63,379,213 | $633,792 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 125 | $69,330,958 | $554,648 |
| Top 6% | 69% | 150 | $73,720,308 | $491,469 |
| Top 7% | 72% | 175 | $77,215,001 | $441,229 |
| Top 8% | 75% | 200 | $80,027,609 | $400,138 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 225 | $82,363,510 | $366,060 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 251 | $84,399,896 | $336,255 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 276 | $86,121,194 | $312,033 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 301 | $87,646,834 | $291,186 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 326 | $89,026,684 | $273,088 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 351 | $90,306,680 | $257,284 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 376 | $91,446,172 | $243,208 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 401 | $92,445,687 | $230,538 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 426 | $93,340,958 | $219,110 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 451 | $94,157,739 | $208,775 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 476 | $94,921,879 | $199,416 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 502 | $95,658,109 | $190,554 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 2,008 | $11,496,842 | $5,726 |
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