Commodity Certificates payments in South Dakota totaled $31.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 52 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 6 | $3,745,842 | $624,307 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 13 | $6,160,469 | $473,882 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 20 | $8,132,089 | $406,604 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 27 | $9,824,501 | $363,870 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 34 | $11,257,135 | $331,092 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 41 | $12,490,283 | $304,641 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 48 | $13,547,502 | $282,240 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 55 | $14,502,629 | $263,684 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 62 | $15,396,545 | $248,331 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 69 | $16,257,891 | $235,622 |
| Top 11% | 54% | 76 | $17,057,915 | $224,446 |
| Top 12% | 56% | 83 | $17,779,913 | $214,216 |
| Top 13% | 59% | 90 | $18,452,631 | $205,029 |
| Top 14% | 61% | 97 | $19,085,515 | $196,758 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 103 | $19,592,054 | $190,214 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 110 | $20,140,728 | $183,098 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 117 | $20,636,899 | $176,384 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 124 | $21,115,023 | $170,282 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 131 | $21,564,156 | $164,612 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 138 | $22,000,512 | $159,424 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 555 | $9,533,276 | $17,177 |
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