Commodity subsidies in Lee County, Florida totaled $7.8 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 82 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 3 | $2,897,484 | $965,828 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 4 | $3,548,296 | $887,074 |
| Top 4% | 59% | 6 | $4,616,996 | $769,499 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 7 | $4,951,385 | $707,341 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 9 | $5,563,808 | $618,201 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 10 | $5,861,810 | $586,181 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 12 | $6,195,118 | $516,260 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 13 | $6,268,483 | $482,191 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 15 | $6,369,573 | $424,638 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 16 | $6,413,749 | $400,859 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 18 | $6,496,664 | $360,926 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 19 | $6,536,634 | $344,033 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 21 | $6,612,751 | $314,893 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 22 | $6,645,029 | $302,047 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 24 | $6,706,412 | $279,434 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 25 | $6,735,369 | $269,415 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 27 | $6,788,389 | $251,422 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 28 | $6,814,536 | $243,376 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 30 | $6,862,790 | $228,760 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 121 | $900,865 | $7,445 |
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