Commodity Certificates payments in 5th District of Louisiana (Rep. Ralph Abraham) totaled $149 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 67 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 33 | $32,870,198 | $996,067 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 66 | $47,466,743 | $719,193 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 99 | $58,054,868 | $586,413 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 132 | $66,284,493 | $502,155 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 166 | $73,727,312 | $444,140 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 199 | $80,127,212 | $402,649 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 232 | $85,828,524 | $369,951 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 265 | $90,984,612 | $343,338 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 298 | $95,768,989 | $321,372 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 332 | $100,310,019 | $302,139 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 365 | $104,274,853 | $285,685 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 398 | $107,841,159 | $270,958 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 431 | $111,114,788 | $257,807 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 464 | $114,138,260 | $245,988 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 498 | $116,929,929 | $234,799 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 531 | $119,399,232 | $224,857 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 564 | $121,687,843 | $215,759 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 597 | $123,785,088 | $207,345 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 630 | $125,698,451 | $199,521 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 664 | $127,504,938 | $192,026 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 2,656 | $21,968,165 | $8,271 |
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