Commodity subsidies in Arkansas totaled $12.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 806 | $4,393,043,965 | $5,450,427 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 1,613 | $5,798,875,793 | $3,595,087 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 2,419 | $6,826,202,362 | $2,821,911 |
| Top 4% | 60% | 3,226 | $7,651,842,578 | $2,371,929 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 4,032 | $8,329,676,493 | $2,065,892 |
| Top 6% | 69% | 4,839 | $8,898,981,482 | $1,839,013 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 5,646 | $9,384,211,956 | $1,662,099 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 6,452 | $9,791,974,871 | $1,517,665 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 7,259 | $10,137,668,211 | $1,396,565 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 8,065 | $10,431,635,872 | $1,293,445 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 8,872 | $10,684,979,628 | $1,204,348 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 9,679 | $10,902,588,846 | $1,126,417 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 10,485 | $11,090,408,027 | $1,057,740 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 11,292 | $11,254,658,816 | $996,693 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 12,098 | $11,398,675,991 | $942,195 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 12,905 | $11,525,202,228 | $893,080 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 13,712 | $11,637,037,361 | $848,675 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 14,518 | $11,735,925,783 | $808,371 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 15,325 | $11,824,289,100 | $771,569 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 16,131 | $11,903,065,778 | $737,900 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 64,528 | $908,064,235 | $14,072 |
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