Commodity subsidies in Alabama totaled $2.9 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 87 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 43% | 593 | $1,243,732,571 | $2,097,357 |
| Top 2% | 58% | 1,187 | $1,672,418,246 | $1,408,945 |
| Top 3% | 67% | 1,781 | $1,922,596,433 | $1,079,504 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 2,375 | $2,083,567,293 | $877,291 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 2,969 | $2,200,903,362 | $741,295 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 3,563 | $2,289,091,632 | $642,462 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 4,157 | $2,357,184,786 | $567,040 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 4,751 | $2,411,930,939 | $507,668 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 5,345 | $2,457,088,294 | $459,698 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 5,939 | $2,494,727,937 | $420,059 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 6,533 | $2,526,546,584 | $386,736 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 7,127 | $2,554,186,089 | $358,382 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 7,721 | $2,578,331,332 | $333,937 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 8,315 | $2,599,734,254 | $312,656 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 8,909 | $2,618,849,734 | $293,956 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 9,503 | $2,635,941,555 | $277,380 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 10,097 | $2,651,458,813 | $262,599 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 10,691 | $2,665,537,837 | $249,325 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 11,285 | $2,678,348,568 | $237,337 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 11,879 | $2,690,104,109 | $226,459 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 47,516 | $186,893,577 | $3,933 |
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