Commodity subsidies in Lewis County, West Virginia totaled $2.1 million 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% | 21% | 1 | $439,200 | $439,200 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 3 | $1,106,981 | $368,994 |
| Top 3% | 69% | 5 | $1,449,407 | $289,881 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 6 | $1,482,620 | $247,103 |
| Top 5% | 73% | 8 | $1,533,283 | $191,660 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 10 | $1,562,842 | $156,284 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 11 | $1,577,210 | $143,383 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 13 | $1,604,397 | $123,415 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 15 | $1,629,338 | $108,623 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 16 | $1,640,822 | $102,551 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 18 | $1,662,552 | $92,364 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 20 | $1,681,965 | $84,098 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 21 | $1,691,393 | $80,543 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 23 | $1,708,860 | $74,298 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 25 | $1,725,979 | $69,039 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 27 | $1,742,461 | $64,536 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 28 | $1,750,151 | $62,505 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 30 | $1,765,347 | $58,845 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 32 | $1,780,285 | $55,634 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 33 | $1,787,445 | $54,165 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 136 | $309,327 | $2,274 |
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