Commodity subsidies in 4th District of Kansas (Rep. Ron Estes) totaled $750 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 160 | $166,562,874 | $1,041,018 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 320 | $264,707,241 | $827,210 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 481 | $335,333,784 | $697,160 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 641 | $388,493,535 | $606,074 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 802 | $429,999,621 | $536,159 |
| Top 6% | 62% | 962 | $463,733,916 | $482,052 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 1,123 | $492,441,037 | $438,505 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 1,283 | $516,783,930 | $402,793 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 1,443 | $537,367,429 | $372,396 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 1,604 | $555,241,043 | $346,160 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 1,764 | $570,872,764 | $323,624 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 1,925 | $584,735,473 | $303,759 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 2,085 | $596,926,284 | $286,296 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 2,246 | $607,810,668 | $270,619 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 2,406 | $617,564,731 | $256,677 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 2,567 | $626,511,984 | $244,064 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 2,727 | $634,601,607 | $232,711 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 2,887 | $641,959,717 | $222,362 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 3,048 | $648,739,090 | $212,841 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 3,208 | $654,958,043 | $204,164 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 12,836 | $95,529,904 | $7,442 |
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