Commodity subsidies in Columbia County, Oregon totaled $1.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 84 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 1 | $437,110 | $437,110 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 2 | $784,523 | $392,261 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 3 | $932,861 | $310,954 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 4 | $1,020,486 | $255,122 |
| Top 5% | 74% | 5 | $1,079,123 | $215,825 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 6 | $1,128,328 | $188,055 |
| Top 7% | 80% | 7 | $1,165,355 | $166,479 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 8 | $1,190,258 | $148,782 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 9 | $1,212,537 | $134,726 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 10 | $1,234,252 | $123,425 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 11 | $1,255,641 | $114,149 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 12 | $1,276,157 | $106,346 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 13 | $1,295,187 | $99,630 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 14 | $1,312,298 | $93,736 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 15 | $1,328,120 | $88,541 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 16 | $1,341,890 | $83,868 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 17 | $1,352,017 | $79,530 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 18 | $1,362,017 | $75,668 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 19 | $1,369,412 | $72,074 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 20 | $1,376,512 | $68,826 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 81 | $88,375 | $1,091 |
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