Commodity Certificates payments in Virginia totaled $7.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 52 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 1 | $822,034 | $822,034 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 3 | $1,466,566 | $488,855 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 4 | $1,761,142 | $440,286 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 6 | $2,301,523 | $383,587 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 7 | $2,549,654 | $364,236 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 9 | $2,975,888 | $330,654 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 10 | $3,188,262 | $318,826 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 12 | $3,571,613 | $297,634 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 14 | $3,880,250 | $277,161 |
| Top 10% | 52% | 15 | $4,024,328 | $268,289 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 17 | $4,299,062 | $252,886 |
| Top 12% | 57% | 18 | $4,434,162 | $246,342 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 20 | $4,694,030 | $234,702 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 21 | $4,807,284 | $228,918 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 23 | $5,029,789 | $218,686 |
| Top 16% | 67% | 25 | $5,216,612 | $208,664 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 26 | $5,296,661 | $203,718 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 28 | $5,454,092 | $194,789 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 29 | $5,531,784 | $190,751 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 31 | $5,676,369 | $183,109 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 126 | $2,131,149 | $16,914 |
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