Commodity subsidies in Halifax County, Virginia totaled $36.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 87 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 35% | 41 | $12,415,825 | $302,825 |
| Top 2% | 52% | 82 | $18,863,354 | $230,041 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 124 | $22,951,577 | $185,093 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 165 | $25,614,346 | $155,238 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 206 | $27,378,620 | $132,906 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 248 | $28,609,341 | $115,360 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 289 | $29,543,471 | $102,227 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 330 | $30,265,803 | $91,715 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 372 | $30,870,408 | $82,985 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 413 | $31,353,571 | $75,917 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 454 | $31,761,478 | $69,959 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 496 | $32,123,578 | $64,765 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 537 | $32,437,555 | $60,405 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 578 | $32,718,535 | $56,606 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 620 | $32,982,730 | $53,198 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 661 | $33,218,014 | $50,254 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 702 | $33,427,699 | $47,618 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 744 | $33,620,010 | $45,188 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 785 | $33,787,359 | $43,041 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 826 | $33,942,266 | $41,092 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 3,308 | $2,031,997 | $614 |
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