Commodity subsidies in Rensselaer County, New York totaled $26.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 66 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 4 | $5,153,988 | $1,288,497 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 9 | $8,464,209 | $940,468 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 14 | $10,639,720 | $759,980 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 19 | $12,198,424 | $642,022 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 24 | $13,245,521 | $551,897 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 29 | $14,197,989 | $489,586 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 34 | $15,050,213 | $442,653 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 39 | $15,800,972 | $405,153 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 44 | $16,471,572 | $374,354 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 49 | $17,074,888 | $348,467 |
| Top 11% | 68% | 54 | $17,636,162 | $326,596 |
| Top 12% | 70% | 59 | $18,151,586 | $307,654 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 64 | $18,635,995 | $291,187 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 69 | $19,095,719 | $276,750 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 74 | $19,516,343 | $263,734 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 79 | $19,911,604 | $252,046 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 84 | $20,280,694 | $241,437 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 89 | $20,620,853 | $231,695 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 94 | $20,946,563 | $222,836 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 99 | $21,244,508 | $214,591 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 400 | $4,724,403 | $11,811 |
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