Commodity subsidies in Hickman County, Kentucky totaled $81.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 83 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 11 | $18,927,509 | $1,720,683 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 22 | $31,108,240 | $1,414,011 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 34 | $40,849,958 | $1,201,469 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 45 | $47,699,998 | $1,060,000 |
| Top 5% | 66% | 57 | $53,390,068 | $936,668 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 68 | $57,275,666 | $842,289 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 80 | $60,616,295 | $757,704 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 91 | $63,076,432 | $693,148 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 102 | $65,332,186 | $640,512 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 114 | $67,495,649 | $592,067 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 125 | $69,150,419 | $553,203 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 137 | $70,660,664 | $515,771 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 148 | $71,732,502 | $484,679 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 160 | $72,696,728 | $454,355 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 171 | $73,446,267 | $429,510 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 183 | $74,174,386 | $405,325 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 194 | $74,740,704 | $385,261 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 205 | $75,239,207 | $367,021 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 217 | $75,726,114 | $348,968 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 228 | $76,140,224 | $333,948 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 916 | $5,317,868 | $5,806 |
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