Commodity subsidies in Barren County, Kentucky totaled $67.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 42% | 48 | $28,205,445 | $587,613 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 96 | $35,911,361 | $374,077 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 145 | $40,675,774 | $280,523 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 193 | $44,119,685 | $228,599 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 242 | $46,733,416 | $193,113 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 290 | $48,764,583 | $168,154 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 338 | $50,524,034 | $149,479 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 387 | $52,012,268 | $134,399 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 435 | $53,288,976 | $122,503 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 484 | $54,409,030 | $112,415 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 532 | $55,394,232 | $104,125 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 580 | $56,289,677 | $97,051 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 629 | $57,116,180 | $90,805 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 677 | $57,843,635 | $85,441 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 726 | $58,516,761 | $80,602 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 774 | $59,116,585 | $76,378 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 822 | $59,668,943 | $72,590 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 871 | $60,177,955 | $69,091 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 919 | $60,639,851 | $65,985 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 968 | $61,077,734 | $63,097 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 3,873 | $6,265,571 | $1,618 |
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