Commodity subsidies in Colorado totaled $3.6 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%23%486$820,662,588$1,688,606
Top 2%35%972$1,253,558,719$1,289,669
Top 3%44%1,459$1,567,060,381$1,074,065
Top 4%51%1,945$1,813,097,271$932,184
Top 5%57%2,432$2,013,426,305$827,889
Top 6%61%2,918$2,180,546,565$747,274
Top 7%65%3,405$2,321,575,122$681,814
Top 8%69%3,891$2,441,639,417$627,509
Top 9%72%4,377$2,545,101,762$581,472
Top 10%74%4,864$2,635,949,631$541,930
Top 11%77%5,350$2,716,003,935$507,664
Top 12%78%5,837$2,786,637,496$477,409
Top 13%80%6,323$2,849,416,032$450,643
Top 14%82%6,810$2,905,772,244$426,692
Top 15%83%7,296$2,956,411,935$405,210
Top 16%85%7,782$3,001,957,056$385,757
Top 17%86%8,269$3,043,155,701$368,020
Top 18%87%8,755$3,080,387,079$351,843
Top 19%88%9,242$3,114,384,087$336,982
Top 20%89%9,728$3,145,394,475$323,334
Remaining 80% of recips.11%38,915$404,948,108$10,406
 

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