Commodity subsidies in Elmore County, Alabama totaled $43.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 78 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 4 | $8,684,789 | $2,171,197 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 8 | $13,089,915 | $1,636,239 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 13 | $18,200,039 | $1,400,003 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 17 | $21,661,325 | $1,274,196 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 22 | $25,063,293 | $1,139,241 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 26 | $27,236,343 | $1,047,552 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 31 | $29,661,197 | $956,813 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 35 | $31,174,792 | $890,708 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 40 | $32,667,747 | $816,694 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 44 | $33,648,000 | $764,727 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 49 | $34,670,573 | $707,563 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 53 | $35,433,362 | $668,554 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 57 | $36,081,696 | $633,012 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 62 | $36,746,789 | $592,690 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 66 | $37,211,699 | $563,814 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 71 | $37,726,191 | $531,355 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 75 | $38,076,187 | $507,683 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 80 | $38,470,862 | $480,886 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 84 | $38,769,813 | $461,545 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 89 | $39,115,436 | $439,499 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 357 | $4,303,018 | $12,053 |
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