Commodity subsidies in Blount County, Alabama totaled $12.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 80 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 41% | 8 | $5,114,381 | $639,298 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 16 | $6,757,496 | $422,343 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 24 | $7,652,126 | $318,839 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 32 | $8,205,194 | $256,412 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 40 | $8,646,388 | $216,160 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 48 | $9,018,752 | $187,891 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 57 | $9,363,206 | $164,267 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 65 | $9,599,114 | $147,679 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 73 | $9,799,249 | $134,236 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 81 | $9,977,595 | $123,180 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 89 | $10,135,652 | $113,884 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 97 | $10,274,154 | $105,919 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 105 | $10,395,728 | $99,007 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 114 | $10,521,867 | $92,297 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 122 | $10,627,784 | $87,113 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 130 | $10,725,149 | $82,501 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 138 | $10,817,282 | $78,386 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 146 | $10,904,190 | $74,686 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 154 | $10,985,719 | $71,336 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 163 | $11,069,418 | $67,911 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 652 | $1,455,545 | $2,232 |
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