Commodity subsidies in Graves County, Kentucky totaled $148 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 87 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 46 | $46,642,972 | $1,013,978 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 93 | $71,476,597 | $768,566 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 140 | $88,732,212 | $633,802 |
| Top 4% | 68% | 187 | $100,924,253 | $539,702 |
| Top 5% | 74% | 234 | $109,500,291 | $467,950 |
| Top 6% | 78% | 281 | $115,472,997 | $410,936 |
| Top 7% | 81% | 328 | $119,911,128 | $365,583 |
| Top 8% | 83% | 375 | $123,466,857 | $329,245 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 422 | $126,258,343 | $299,190 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 469 | $128,579,114 | $274,156 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 515 | $130,505,355 | $253,408 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 562 | $132,156,966 | $235,155 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 609 | $133,568,876 | $219,325 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 656 | $134,820,752 | $205,519 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 703 | $135,925,078 | $193,350 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 750 | $136,903,290 | $182,538 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 797 | $137,772,042 | $172,863 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 844 | $138,538,420 | $164,145 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 891 | $139,225,276 | $156,257 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 938 | $139,850,141 | $149,094 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 3,752 | $8,341,142 | $2,223 |
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