Commodity subsidies in Mississippi totaled $8.1 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 88 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 42% | 592 | $3,364,376,145 | $5,683,068 |
| Top 2% | 56% | 1,185 | $4,489,442,550 | $3,788,559 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 1,777 | $5,178,497,622 | $2,914,180 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 2,370 | $5,664,091,448 | $2,389,912 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 2,962 | $6,034,222,460 | $2,037,212 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 3,555 | $6,326,132,111 | $1,779,503 |
| Top 7% | 81% | 4,147 | $6,565,215,016 | $1,583,124 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 4,740 | $6,764,425,887 | $1,427,094 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 5,332 | $6,930,375,079 | $1,299,770 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 5,925 | $7,070,400,525 | $1,193,317 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 6,517 | $7,188,857,660 | $1,103,093 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 7,110 | $7,289,317,361 | $1,025,220 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 7,702 | $7,375,685,608 | $957,633 |
| Top 14% | 92% | 8,295 | $7,450,324,347 | $898,171 |
| Top 15% | 93% | 8,887 | $7,514,458,319 | $845,556 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 9,480 | $7,570,631,493 | $798,590 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 10,072 | $7,619,411,209 | $756,494 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 10,665 | $7,661,599,850 | $718,387 |
| Top 19% | 96% | 11,257 | $7,698,212,406 | $683,860 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 11,850 | $7,730,276,045 | $652,344 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 47,402 | $326,954,689 | $6,897 |
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