Commodity subsidies in Waldo County, Maine totaled $11.1 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% | 22% | 3 | $2,493,089 | $831,030 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 7 | $3,787,624 | $541,089 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 11 | $4,853,941 | $441,267 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 14 | $5,478,355 | $391,311 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 18 | $6,105,858 | $339,214 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 22 | $6,655,509 | $302,523 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 26 | $7,136,979 | $274,499 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 29 | $7,453,466 | $257,016 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 33 | $7,810,296 | $236,676 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 37 | $8,071,086 | $218,137 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 41 | $8,287,641 | $202,138 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 44 | $8,433,254 | $191,665 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 48 | $8,615,727 | $179,494 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 52 | $8,781,146 | $168,868 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 55 | $8,894,251 | $161,714 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 59 | $9,036,726 | $153,165 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 63 | $9,166,878 | $145,506 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 67 | $9,287,440 | $138,619 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 70 | $9,369,494 | $133,850 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 74 | $9,475,825 | $128,052 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 299 | $1,623,301 | $5,429 |
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