Commodity subsidies in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana totaled $30.8 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% | 37% | 15 | $11,464,817 | $764,321 |
| Top 2% | 55% | 30 | $17,044,772 | $568,159 |
| Top 3% | 65% | 46 | $19,979,813 | $434,344 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 61 | $21,826,167 | $357,806 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 76 | $23,259,479 | $306,046 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 92 | $24,517,317 | $266,493 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 107 | $25,329,526 | $236,725 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 123 | $25,966,847 | $211,113 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 138 | $26,426,631 | $191,497 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 153 | $26,815,866 | $175,267 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 169 | $27,179,296 | $160,824 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 184 | $27,485,242 | $149,376 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 200 | $27,774,213 | $138,871 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 215 | $28,005,534 | $130,258 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 230 | $28,198,254 | $122,601 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 246 | $28,390,469 | $115,408 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 261 | $28,570,469 | $109,465 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 277 | $28,760,964 | $103,830 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 292 | $28,931,667 | $99,081 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 307 | $29,082,594 | $94,732 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 1,232 | $1,731,683 | $1,406 |
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