Commodity Certificates payments in Alabama totaled $147 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 53 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 15 | $21,026,396 | $1,401,760 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 30 | $31,441,854 | $1,048,062 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 46 | $40,769,712 | $886,298 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 61 | $47,617,759 | $780,619 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 77 | $53,972,102 | $700,936 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 92 | $59,350,194 | $645,111 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 108 | $64,596,338 | $598,114 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 123 | $69,140,213 | $562,116 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 139 | $73,591,862 | $529,438 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 154 | $77,466,982 | $503,032 |
| Top 11% | 55% | 170 | $81,301,322 | $478,243 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 185 | $84,645,736 | $457,545 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 200 | $87,840,310 | $439,202 |
| Top 14% | 62% | 216 | $91,105,890 | $421,787 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 231 | $94,002,856 | $406,939 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 247 | $96,945,071 | $392,490 |
| Top 17% | 68% | 262 | $99,579,024 | $380,073 |
| Top 18% | 70% | 278 | $102,223,273 | $367,710 |
| Top 19% | 71% | 293 | $104,577,404 | $356,919 |
| Top 20% | 73% | 309 | $106,924,633 | $346,034 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 27% | 1,237 | $39,868,890 | $32,230 |
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