Commodity subsidies in Owsley County, Kentucky totaled $2.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 10 | $796,827 | $79,683 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 20 | $1,033,546 | $51,677 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 31 | $1,205,262 | $38,879 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 41 | $1,310,509 | $31,964 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 51 | $1,398,165 | $27,415 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 62 | $1,480,378 | $23,877 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 72 | $1,543,591 | $21,439 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 82 | $1,599,314 | $19,504 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 93 | $1,654,057 | $17,786 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 103 | $1,699,828 | $16,503 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 113 | $1,741,288 | $15,410 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 124 | $1,783,888 | $14,386 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 134 | $1,820,013 | $13,582 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 145 | $1,855,517 | $12,797 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 155 | $1,884,961 | $12,161 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 165 | $1,912,454 | $11,591 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 176 | $1,939,868 | $11,022 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 186 | $1,963,060 | $10,554 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 196 | $1,984,472 | $10,125 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 207 | $2,005,698 | $9,689 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 829 | $338,412 | $408 |
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