Commodity subsidies in Ellsworth County, Kansas totaled $104 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 72 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 24 | $20,345,256 | $847,719 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 49 | $32,909,272 | $671,618 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 73 | $41,961,942 | $574,821 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 98 | $49,716,312 | $507,309 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 123 | $55,955,293 | $454,921 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 147 | $60,961,863 | $414,707 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 172 | $65,334,746 | $379,853 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 196 | $68,925,563 | $351,661 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 221 | $72,207,122 | $326,729 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 246 | $75,095,315 | $305,266 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 270 | $77,579,040 | $287,330 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 295 | $79,897,804 | $270,840 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 319 | $81,862,347 | $256,622 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 344 | $83,605,899 | $243,040 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 369 | $85,147,939 | $230,753 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 393 | $86,500,960 | $220,104 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 418 | $87,788,516 | $210,020 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 442 | $88,919,967 | $201,176 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 467 | $89,981,557 | $192,680 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 492 | $90,931,882 | $184,821 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 1,969 | $13,558,110 | $6,886 |
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