Commodity subsidies in Van Buren County, Michigan totaled $60.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 69 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 10 | $11,320,789 | $1,132,079 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 21 | $18,708,493 | $890,881 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 31 | $23,796,372 | $767,625 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 42 | $27,849,593 | $663,086 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 53 | $31,110,848 | $586,997 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 63 | $33,628,982 | $533,793 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 74 | $36,065,420 | $487,371 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 84 | $38,017,398 | $452,588 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 95 | $39,908,381 | $420,088 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 106 | $41,611,771 | $392,564 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 116 | $42,996,009 | $370,655 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 127 | $44,339,457 | $349,130 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 137 | $45,436,677 | $331,655 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 148 | $46,533,680 | $314,417 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 159 | $47,550,233 | $299,058 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 169 | $48,358,676 | $286,146 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 180 | $49,176,840 | $273,205 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 190 | $49,851,691 | $262,377 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 201 | $50,550,252 | $251,494 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 212 | $51,218,241 | $241,595 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 849 | $8,739,885 | $10,294 |
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