Commodity subsidies in Chaves County, New Mexico totaled $106 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 7 | $16,905,106 | $2,415,015 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 15 | $31,949,068 | $2,129,938 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 22 | $41,148,279 | $1,870,376 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 30 | $49,087,246 | $1,636,242 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 38 | $55,064,666 | $1,449,070 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 45 | $59,270,035 | $1,317,112 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 53 | $63,279,838 | $1,193,959 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 61 | $66,769,395 | $1,094,580 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 68 | $69,427,122 | $1,020,987 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 76 | $72,031,026 | $947,777 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 83 | $73,982,644 | $891,357 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 91 | $76,028,537 | $835,478 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 99 | $77,884,915 | $786,716 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 106 | $79,428,948 | $749,330 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 114 | $81,068,997 | $711,132 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 122 | $82,586,695 | $676,940 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 129 | $83,808,410 | $649,678 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 137 | $85,134,732 | $621,421 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 144 | $86,218,471 | $598,739 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 152 | $87,384,513 | $574,898 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 611 | $18,227,386 | $29,832 |
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