Commodity subsidies in Colleton County, South Carolina totaled $25.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 82 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 7 | $8,768,948 | $1,252,707 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 15 | $12,657,294 | $843,820 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 23 | $15,268,254 | $663,837 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 31 | $16,804,725 | $542,088 |
| Top 5% | 70% | 39 | $17,832,463 | $457,243 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 47 | $18,711,060 | $398,108 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 55 | $19,479,867 | $354,179 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 63 | $20,120,630 | $319,375 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 71 | $20,594,639 | $290,065 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 79 | $20,993,523 | $265,741 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 86 | $21,307,109 | $247,757 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 94 | $21,642,805 | $230,243 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 102 | $21,939,164 | $215,090 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 110 | $22,197,233 | $201,793 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 118 | $22,419,424 | $189,995 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 126 | $22,627,524 | $179,584 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 134 | $22,817,413 | $170,279 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 142 | $22,987,262 | $161,882 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 150 | $23,140,648 | $154,271 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 158 | $23,281,881 | $147,354 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 632 | $2,187,340 | $3,461 |
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