Commodity subsidies in Wise County, Virginia totaled $790,302 from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 78 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 1 | $272,000 | $272,000 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 2 | $391,473 | $195,737 |
| Top 3% | 59% | 3 | $465,032 | $155,011 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 4 | $492,205 | $123,051 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 5 | $515,772 | $103,154 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 6 | $538,767 | $89,795 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 7 | $559,446 | $79,921 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 8 | $578,116 | $72,265 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 10 | $607,425 | $60,742 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 11 | $619,049 | $56,277 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 12 | $630,658 | $52,555 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 13 | $642,224 | $49,402 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 14 | $651,513 | $46,537 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 15 | $660,346 | $44,023 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 16 | $668,975 | $41,811 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 17 | $677,422 | $39,848 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 19 | $692,743 | $36,460 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 20 | $699,393 | $34,970 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 21 | $704,984 | $33,571 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 22 | $709,773 | $32,262 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 90 | $80,529 | $895 |
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