Commodity subsidies in Yellowstone County, Montana totaled $106 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 21 | $25,622,305 | $1,220,110 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 42 | $36,938,876 | $879,497 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 63 | $45,061,359 | $715,260 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 84 | $51,654,955 | $614,940 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 106 | $57,457,783 | $542,055 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 127 | $62,359,812 | $491,022 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 148 | $66,576,006 | $449,838 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 169 | $70,362,742 | $416,348 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 191 | $73,896,061 | $386,890 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 212 | $76,843,763 | $362,471 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 233 | $79,344,407 | $340,534 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 254 | $81,574,503 | $321,159 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 275 | $83,582,405 | $303,936 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 297 | $85,471,071 | $287,781 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 318 | $87,111,840 | $273,937 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 339 | $88,600,902 | $261,360 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 360 | $89,935,885 | $249,822 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 382 | $91,228,188 | $238,817 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 403 | $92,366,819 | $229,198 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 424 | $93,415,985 | $220,321 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 1,699 | $12,395,667 | $7,296 |
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