Commodity subsidies in Pulaski County, Kentucky totaled $38.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 82 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 39% | 48 | $14,875,035 | $309,897 |
| Top 2% | 51% | 96 | $19,753,777 | $205,769 |
| Top 3% | 59% | 145 | $22,755,789 | $156,936 |
| Top 4% | 65% | 193 | $24,905,516 | $129,044 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 241 | $26,528,844 | $110,078 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 290 | $27,912,405 | $96,250 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 338 | $29,012,287 | $85,835 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 387 | $29,933,741 | $77,348 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 435 | $30,705,563 | $70,588 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 483 | $31,366,839 | $64,942 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 532 | $31,958,428 | $60,072 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 580 | $32,465,168 | $55,974 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 629 | $32,936,871 | $52,364 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 677 | $33,353,490 | $49,267 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 725 | $33,723,984 | $46,516 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 774 | $34,071,659 | $44,020 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 822 | $34,376,861 | $41,821 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 871 | $34,661,285 | $39,795 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 919 | $34,917,024 | $37,995 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 967 | $35,153,637 | $36,353 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 3,872 | $3,235,032 | $835 |
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