Commodity subsidies in Greenwood County, South Carolina totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 1 | $796,742 | $796,742 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 3 | $1,227,713 | $409,238 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 4 | $1,399,801 | $349,950 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 6 | $1,578,383 | $263,064 |
| Top 5% | 67% | 8 | $1,645,954 | $205,744 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 9 | $1,676,178 | $186,242 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 11 | $1,727,944 | $157,086 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 13 | $1,774,116 | $136,470 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 14 | $1,794,950 | $128,211 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 16 | $1,834,064 | $114,629 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 17 | $1,851,570 | $108,916 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 19 | $1,884,228 | $99,170 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 21 | $1,912,965 | $91,094 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 22 | $1,926,225 | $87,556 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 24 | $1,950,843 | $81,285 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 26 | $1,974,436 | $75,940 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 27 | $1,985,842 | $73,550 |
| Top 18% | 81% | 29 | $2,008,139 | $69,246 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 30 | $2,019,112 | $67,304 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 32 | $2,040,836 | $63,776 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 131 | $423,657 | $3,234 |
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