Commodity subsidies in Pennsylvania totaled $2.1 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 67 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 403 | $441,028,857 | $1,094,364 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 806 | $657,076,545 | $815,231 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 1,209 | $815,502,378 | $674,526 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 1,612 | $940,267,610 | $583,293 |
| Top 5% | 50% | 2,016 | $1,044,806,736 | $518,257 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 2,419 | $1,134,589,718 | $469,033 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 2,822 | $1,212,396,975 | $429,623 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 3,225 | $1,280,128,369 | $396,939 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 3,628 | $1,340,884,565 | $369,593 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 4,032 | $1,395,798,313 | $346,180 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 4,435 | $1,445,300,716 | $325,885 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 4,838 | $1,490,365,945 | $308,054 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 5,241 | $1,531,528,904 | $292,221 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 5,644 | $1,569,336,349 | $278,054 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 6,048 | $1,604,279,354 | $265,258 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 6,451 | $1,636,356,304 | $253,659 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 6,854 | $1,666,050,311 | $243,077 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 7,257 | $1,693,706,810 | $233,389 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 7,660 | $1,719,517,103 | $224,480 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 8,064 | $1,743,557,556 | $216,215 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 32,257 | $346,586,928 | $10,745 |
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