Commodity subsidies in Summers County, West Virginia totaled $1.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 67 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1 | $179,212 | $179,212 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 3 | $397,799 | $132,600 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 5 | $531,386 | $106,277 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 7 | $629,547 | $89,935 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 8 | $669,349 | $83,669 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 10 | $740,557 | $74,056 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 12 | $799,362 | $66,614 |
| Top 8% | 63% | 14 | $852,562 | $60,897 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 16 | $896,851 | $56,053 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 17 | $913,131 | $53,714 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 19 | $942,632 | $49,612 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 21 | $967,871 | $46,089 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 23 | $989,063 | $43,003 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 24 | $998,878 | $41,620 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 26 | $1,018,199 | $39,162 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 28 | $1,036,172 | $37,006 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 30 | $1,052,412 | $35,080 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 32 | $1,066,684 | $33,334 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 33 | $1,073,590 | $32,533 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 35 | $1,086,584 | $31,045 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 143 | $267,432 | $1,870 |
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