Commodity subsidies in Mecklenburg County, Virginia totaled $30.2 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% | 43% | 19 | $12,892,170 | $678,535 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 39 | $17,096,883 | $438,382 |
| Top 3% | 66% | 59 | $19,884,684 | $337,029 |
| Top 4% | 73% | 79 | $21,910,999 | $277,354 |
| Top 5% | 78% | 99 | $23,507,557 | $237,450 |
| Top 6% | 82% | 119 | $24,764,842 | $208,108 |
| Top 7% | 85% | 139 | $25,613,097 | $184,267 |
| Top 8% | 87% | 159 | $26,201,585 | $164,790 |
| Top 9% | 88% | 179 | $26,666,165 | $148,973 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 199 | $27,054,754 | $135,954 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 219 | $27,378,885 | $125,018 |
| Top 12% | 92% | 238 | $27,642,714 | $116,146 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 258 | $27,874,914 | $108,042 |
| Top 14% | 93% | 278 | $28,077,194 | $100,997 |
| Top 15% | 94% | 298 | $28,251,324 | $94,803 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 318 | $28,401,208 | $89,312 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 338 | $28,527,386 | $84,401 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 358 | $28,640,788 | $80,002 |
| Top 19% | 95% | 378 | $28,745,635 | $76,047 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 398 | $28,840,248 | $72,463 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 1,593 | $1,334,128 | $837 |
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