Commodity subsidies in Montana totaled $4.5 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 503 | $935,297,096 | $1,859,438 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 1,006 | $1,433,180,700 | $1,424,633 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 1,510 | $1,812,075,932 | $1,200,050 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 2,013 | $2,122,835,146 | $1,054,563 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 2,516 | $2,382,915,958 | $947,105 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 3,020 | $2,603,750,290 | $862,169 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 3,523 | $2,792,304,164 | $792,593 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 4,027 | $2,957,037,719 | $734,303 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 4,530 | $3,101,688,273 | $684,699 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 5,033 | $3,228,961,589 | $641,558 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 5,537 | $3,342,019,413 | $603,579 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 6,040 | $3,442,593,976 | $569,966 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 6,544 | $3,532,274,635 | $539,773 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 7,047 | $3,612,538,256 | $512,635 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 7,550 | $3,685,574,383 | $488,156 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 8,054 | $3,752,508,214 | $465,919 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 8,557 | $3,813,342,920 | $445,640 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 9,061 | $3,868,595,934 | $426,950 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 9,564 | $3,919,008,939 | $409,767 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 10,067 | $3,964,987,604 | $393,860 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 40,272 | $582,918,193 | $14,475 |
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