Commodity subsidies in Nelson County, Virginia totaled $3.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 1 | $846,402 | $846,402 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 3 | $1,795,593 | $598,531 |
| Top 3% | 65% | 5 | $2,039,649 | $407,930 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 6 | $2,115,234 | $352,539 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 8 | $2,254,876 | $281,859 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 10 | $2,353,935 | $235,393 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 11 | $2,397,546 | $217,959 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 13 | $2,475,732 | $190,441 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 15 | $2,532,956 | $168,864 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 16 | $2,561,180 | $160,074 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 18 | $2,612,004 | $145,111 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 20 | $2,657,273 | $132,864 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 21 | $2,677,939 | $127,521 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 23 | $2,711,204 | $117,878 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 25 | $2,741,896 | $109,676 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 26 | $2,755,517 | $105,981 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 28 | $2,781,309 | $99,332 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 30 | $2,805,423 | $93,514 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 31 | $2,816,822 | $90,865 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 33 | $2,838,258 | $86,008 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 134 | $311,058 | $2,321 |
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