Commodity subsidies in Steele County, North Dakota totaled $20.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 38 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 3 | $1,130,384 | $376,795 |
| Top 2% | 11% | 7 | $2,233,583 | $319,083 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 11 | $3,168,664 | $288,060 |
| Top 4% | 20% | 15 | $3,981,710 | $265,447 |
| Top 5% | 23% | 19 | $4,712,425 | $248,022 |
| Top 6% | 27% | 23 | $5,388,370 | $234,277 |
| Top 7% | 30% | 27 | $6,055,443 | $224,276 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 31 | $6,682,788 | $215,574 |
| Top 9% | 35% | 34 | $7,120,915 | $209,439 |
| Top 10% | 38% | 38 | $7,682,732 | $202,177 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 42 | $8,226,224 | $195,862 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 46 | $8,731,505 | $189,815 |
| Top 13% | 46% | 50 | $9,221,067 | $184,421 |
| Top 14% | 48% | 54 | $9,701,429 | $179,656 |
| Top 15% | 50% | 58 | $10,160,378 | $175,179 |
| Top 16% | 52% | 62 | $10,601,364 | $170,990 |
| Top 17% | 54% | 65 | $10,922,950 | $168,045 |
| Top 18% | 56% | 69 | $11,339,638 | $164,343 |
| Top 19% | 58% | 73 | $11,752,845 | $160,998 |
| Top 20% | 60% | 77 | $12,156,248 | $157,873 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 40% | 311 | $8,077,334 | $25,972 |
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