Commodity subsidies in Simpson County, Kentucky totaled $83.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 84 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 35% | 20 | $29,177,445 | $1,458,872 |
| Top 2% | 51% | 41 | $42,799,274 | $1,043,885 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 62 | $50,932,420 | $821,491 |
| Top 4% | 68% | 83 | $56,661,354 | $682,667 |
| Top 5% | 73% | 104 | $60,779,713 | $584,420 |
| Top 6% | 76% | 125 | $63,816,276 | $510,530 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 146 | $66,205,010 | $453,459 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 166 | $67,962,096 | $409,410 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 187 | $69,418,934 | $371,224 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 208 | $70,623,468 | $339,536 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 229 | $71,685,307 | $313,036 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 250 | $72,662,013 | $290,648 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 271 | $73,545,386 | $271,385 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 292 | $74,315,657 | $254,506 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 313 | $75,019,897 | $239,680 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 333 | $75,635,040 | $227,132 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 354 | $76,223,183 | $215,320 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 375 | $76,760,325 | $204,694 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 396 | $77,242,663 | $195,057 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 417 | $77,693,986 | $186,317 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 1,670 | $6,039,169 | $3,616 |
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