Commodity subsidies in Virginia totaled $1.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 44% | 657 | $807,156,584 | $1,228,549 |
| Top 2% | 59% | 1,314 | $1,084,632,236 | $825,443 |
| Top 3% | 67% | 1,971 | $1,244,645,731 | $631,479 |
| Top 4% | 73% | 2,628 | $1,351,991,603 | $514,456 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 3,286 | $1,428,407,306 | $434,695 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 3,943 | $1,485,295,814 | $376,692 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 4,600 | $1,529,849,746 | $332,576 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 5,257 | $1,565,451,842 | $297,784 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 5,914 | $1,594,590,512 | $269,630 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 6,572 | $1,618,930,741 | $246,338 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 7,229 | $1,639,702,860 | $226,823 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 7,886 | $1,657,767,691 | $210,217 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 8,543 | $1,673,618,050 | $195,905 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 9,201 | $1,687,652,825 | $183,421 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 9,858 | $1,700,097,908 | $172,459 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 10,515 | $1,711,295,990 | $162,748 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 11,172 | $1,721,425,144 | $154,084 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 11,829 | $1,730,598,909 | $146,301 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 12,487 | $1,738,950,220 | $139,261 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 13,144 | $1,746,576,999 | $132,880 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 52,578 | $101,389,584 | $1,928 |
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