Commodity subsidies in Wheatland County, Montana totaled $37.9 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 68 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 3 | $8,616,859 | $2,872,286 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 7 | $14,473,318 | $2,067,617 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 11 | $16,944,092 | $1,540,372 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 15 | $18,935,892 | $1,262,393 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 18 | $20,206,435 | $1,122,580 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 22 | $21,686,888 | $985,768 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 26 | $22,877,359 | $879,898 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 30 | $23,940,173 | $798,006 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 34 | $24,915,791 | $732,817 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 37 | $25,620,733 | $692,452 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 41 | $26,502,197 | $646,395 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 45 | $27,300,757 | $606,683 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 49 | $28,037,100 | $572,186 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 53 | $28,711,471 | $541,726 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 56 | $29,192,447 | $521,294 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 60 | $29,790,848 | $496,514 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 64 | $30,324,540 | $473,821 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 68 | $30,809,146 | $453,076 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 72 | $31,275,636 | $434,384 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 75 | $31,612,874 | $421,505 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 304 | $6,323,967 | $20,803 |
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