Commodity subsidies in Polk County, Tennessee totaled $11.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 90 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 2 | $3,372,194 | $1,686,097 |
| Top 2% | 52% | 5 | $5,850,014 | $1,170,003 |
| Top 3% | 67% | 8 | $7,590,791 | $948,849 |
| Top 4% | 75% | 11 | $8,464,650 | $769,514 |
| Top 5% | 79% | 14 | $8,957,304 | $639,807 |
| Top 6% | 81% | 16 | $9,211,734 | $575,733 |
| Top 7% | 84% | 19 | $9,539,695 | $502,089 |
| Top 8% | 87% | 22 | $9,815,077 | $446,140 |
| Top 9% | 89% | 25 | $10,042,647 | $401,706 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 28 | $10,212,007 | $364,715 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 31 | $10,329,288 | $333,203 |
| Top 12% | 92% | 33 | $10,392,099 | $314,912 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 36 | $10,478,830 | $291,079 |
| Top 14% | 93% | 39 | $10,551,567 | $270,553 |
| Top 15% | 94% | 42 | $10,609,865 | $252,616 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 45 | $10,659,088 | $236,869 |
| Top 17% | 94% | 48 | $10,705,062 | $223,022 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 50 | $10,731,279 | $214,626 |
| Top 19% | 95% | 53 | $10,768,390 | $203,177 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 56 | $10,802,265 | $192,898 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 227 | $535,261 | $2,358 |
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