Commodity Certificates payments in Tennessee totaled $414 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 64 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 73 | $74,219,555 | $1,016,706 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 146 | $112,651,727 | $771,587 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 219 | $142,568,890 | $651,000 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 293 | $167,461,043 | $571,539 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 366 | $188,437,168 | $514,856 |
| Top 6% | 50% | 439 | $206,919,146 | $471,342 |
| Top 7% | 54% | 512 | $223,548,642 | $436,618 |
| Top 8% | 58% | 586 | $238,787,672 | $407,487 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 659 | $252,441,566 | $383,068 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 732 | $264,649,850 | $361,544 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 805 | $275,537,642 | $342,283 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 879 | $285,639,542 | $324,960 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 952 | $294,704,350 | $309,563 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 1,025 | $303,086,960 | $295,695 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 1,099 | $310,907,958 | $282,901 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 1,172 | $318,018,244 | $271,347 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 1,245 | $324,703,719 | $260,806 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 1,318 | $330,884,431 | $251,050 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 1,392 | $336,609,239 | $241,817 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 1,465 | $341,778,284 | $233,296 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 5,862 | $71,900,188 | $12,265 |
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