Commodity subsidies in Lamar County, Alabama totaled $6.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 83 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 47% | 4 | $3,064,207 | $766,052 |
| Top 2% | 62% | 8 | $3,991,923 | $498,990 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 13 | $4,402,921 | $338,686 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 17 | $4,618,378 | $271,669 |
| Top 5% | 74% | 21 | $4,790,007 | $228,096 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 26 | $4,965,132 | $190,967 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 30 | $5,084,906 | $169,497 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 35 | $5,216,548 | $149,044 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 39 | $5,305,925 | $136,049 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 43 | $5,381,119 | $125,142 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 48 | $5,467,856 | $113,914 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 52 | $5,532,561 | $106,395 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 56 | $5,589,233 | $99,808 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 61 | $5,652,649 | $92,666 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 65 | $5,694,641 | $87,610 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 70 | $5,743,118 | $82,045 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 74 | $5,779,207 | $78,097 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 78 | $5,811,803 | $74,510 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 83 | $5,848,774 | $70,467 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 87 | $5,876,476 | $67,546 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 351 | $596,574 | $1,700 |
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