Commodity subsidies in Pennington County, South Dakota totaled $61.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 65 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 9 | $12,283,649 | $1,364,850 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 19 | $18,559,439 | $976,813 |
| Top 3% | 37% | 29 | $22,848,378 | $787,875 |
| Top 4% | 43% | 39 | $26,279,106 | $673,823 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 49 | $29,317,241 | $598,311 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 59 | $32,046,202 | $543,156 |
| Top 7% | 56% | 69 | $34,433,041 | $499,030 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 79 | $36,563,880 | $462,834 |
| Top 9% | 62% | 89 | $38,464,379 | $432,184 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 99 | $40,084,487 | $404,894 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 109 | $41,525,513 | $380,968 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 119 | $42,876,772 | $360,309 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 129 | $44,161,010 | $342,333 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 139 | $45,366,552 | $326,378 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 149 | $46,495,234 | $312,049 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 159 | $47,563,086 | $299,139 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 169 | $48,560,134 | $287,338 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 179 | $49,448,676 | $276,250 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 189 | $50,260,907 | $265,931 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 199 | $51,006,174 | $256,312 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 796 | $10,824,676 | $13,599 |
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