Commodity subsidies in Van Buren County, Arkansas totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 61 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 2 | $282,662 | $141,331 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 5 | $546,235 | $109,247 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 8 | $747,169 | $93,396 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 11 | $934,921 | $84,993 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 14 | $1,096,068 | $78,291 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 17 | $1,203,394 | $70,788 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 20 | $1,290,794 | $64,540 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 23 | $1,370,425 | $59,584 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 26 | $1,440,766 | $55,414 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 29 | $1,501,709 | $51,783 |
| Top 11% | 63% | 32 | $1,553,774 | $48,555 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 35 | $1,599,281 | $45,694 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 38 | $1,640,541 | $43,172 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 41 | $1,679,273 | $40,958 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 44 | $1,716,647 | $39,015 |
| Top 16% | 71% | 47 | $1,752,358 | $37,284 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 50 | $1,787,257 | $35,745 |
| Top 18% | 74% | 53 | $1,820,468 | $34,348 |
| Top 19% | 75% | 56 | $1,851,543 | $33,063 |
| Top 20% | 76% | 59 | $1,879,971 | $31,864 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 24% | 240 | $580,852 | $2,420 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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