Commodity subsidies in Rockbridge County, Virginia totaled $10.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 77 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 4 | $3,286,076 | $821,519 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 9 | $4,890,140 | $543,349 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 13 | $5,596,323 | $430,486 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 18 | $6,170,856 | $342,825 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 23 | $6,651,893 | $289,213 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 27 | $6,978,581 | $258,466 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 32 | $7,316,281 | $228,634 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 37 | $7,622,226 | $206,006 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 41 | $7,821,159 | $190,760 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 46 | $8,043,329 | $174,855 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 51 | $8,225,628 | $161,287 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 55 | $8,348,425 | $151,790 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 60 | $8,491,409 | $141,523 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 65 | $8,623,550 | $132,670 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 69 | $8,719,893 | $126,375 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 74 | $8,830,266 | $119,328 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 79 | $8,930,781 | $113,048 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 83 | $9,004,166 | $108,484 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 88 | $9,091,991 | $103,318 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 93 | $9,172,769 | $98,632 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 372 | $1,321,360 | $3,552 |
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