Commodity subsidies in 4th District of Colorado (Rep. Ken Buck) totaled $2.5 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 71 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 262 | $497,969,520 | $1,900,647 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 525 | $780,350,751 | $1,486,382 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 787 | $994,100,394 | $1,263,152 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 1,050 | $1,167,425,340 | $1,111,834 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 1,313 | $1,312,621,637 | $999,712 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 1,575 | $1,435,264,764 | $911,279 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 1,838 | $1,541,588,206 | $838,731 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 2,101 | $1,634,772,710 | $778,093 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 2,363 | $1,716,001,801 | $726,196 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 2,626 | $1,787,358,499 | $680,639 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 2,888 | $1,850,321,811 | $640,693 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 3,151 | $1,906,294,759 | $604,981 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 3,414 | $1,956,348,227 | $573,037 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 3,676 | $2,001,411,251 | $544,454 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 3,939 | $2,042,390,145 | $518,505 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 4,202 | $2,079,043,378 | $494,775 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 4,464 | $2,112,260,296 | $473,177 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 4,727 | $2,142,656,995 | $453,281 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 4,989 | $2,170,307,430 | $435,019 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 5,252 | $2,195,515,200 | $418,034 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 21,011 | $326,776,015 | $15,553 |
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