Commodity subsidies in Spartanburg County, South Carolina totaled $5.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 3 | $873,027 | $291,009 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 7 | $1,799,512 | $257,073 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 11 | $2,330,953 | $211,905 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 15 | $2,708,247 | $180,550 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 19 | $3,018,163 | $158,851 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 23 | $3,285,608 | $142,853 |
| Top 7% | 60% | 27 | $3,529,448 | $130,720 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 31 | $3,760,360 | $121,302 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 35 | $3,974,767 | $113,565 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 39 | $4,165,005 | $106,795 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 43 | $4,319,568 | $100,455 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 47 | $4,443,923 | $94,552 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 51 | $4,546,869 | $89,154 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 55 | $4,637,149 | $84,312 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 58 | $4,697,285 | $80,988 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 62 | $4,769,196 | $76,923 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 66 | $4,835,040 | $73,258 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 70 | $4,897,052 | $69,958 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 74 | $4,956,204 | $66,976 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 78 | $5,012,914 | $64,268 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 315 | $872,755 | $2,771 |
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