Commodity subsidies in Howard County, Maryland totaled $9.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 65 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 1 | $940,391 | $940,391 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 2 | $1,585,564 | $792,782 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 3 | $2,201,250 | $733,750 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 5 | $3,381,388 | $676,278 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 6 | $3,907,390 | $651,232 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 7 | $4,403,688 | $629,098 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 9 | $5,080,407 | $564,490 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 10 | $5,375,823 | $537,582 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 11 | $5,654,880 | $514,080 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 13 | $6,159,919 | $473,840 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 14 | $6,364,876 | $454,634 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 15 | $6,565,021 | $437,668 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 17 | $6,876,993 | $404,529 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 18 | $7,025,868 | $390,326 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 19 | $7,174,078 | $377,583 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 21 | $7,431,726 | $353,892 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 22 | $7,547,701 | $343,077 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 23 | $7,655,861 | $332,864 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 25 | $7,848,591 | $313,944 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 26 | $7,933,386 | $305,130 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 106 | $1,599,167 | $15,086 |
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