Commodity subsidies in DeKalb County, Tennessee totaled $9.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 88 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 53% | 16 | $5,178,294 | $323,643 |
| Top 2% | 67% | 33 | $6,590,278 | $199,705 |
| Top 3% | 73% | 50 | $7,193,423 | $143,868 |
| Top 4% | 77% | 67 | $7,559,326 | $112,826 |
| Top 5% | 80% | 83 | $7,804,796 | $94,034 |
| Top 6% | 82% | 100 | $8,018,261 | $80,183 |
| Top 7% | 84% | 117 | $8,196,765 | $70,058 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 134 | $8,353,510 | $62,340 |
| Top 9% | 87% | 151 | $8,488,285 | $56,214 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 167 | $8,598,098 | $51,486 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 184 | $8,702,844 | $47,298 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 201 | $8,797,244 | $43,767 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 218 | $8,882,331 | $40,745 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 234 | $8,954,632 | $38,268 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 251 | $9,024,348 | $35,954 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 268 | $9,087,797 | $33,910 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 285 | $9,145,226 | $32,089 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 302 | $9,198,193 | $30,458 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 318 | $9,244,226 | $29,070 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 335 | $9,289,030 | $27,728 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 1,343 | $516,714 | $385 |
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