Commodity subsidies in Lamar County, Georgia totaled $8.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 80 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 1 | $1,893,704 | $1,893,704 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 3 | $3,963,498 | $1,321,166 |
| Top 3% | 54% | 4 | $4,524,448 | $1,131,112 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 6 | $5,170,795 | $861,799 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 8 | $5,643,681 | $705,460 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 9 | $5,849,304 | $649,923 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 11 | $6,138,917 | $558,083 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 13 | $6,361,796 | $489,369 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 14 | $6,458,325 | $461,309 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 16 | $6,631,548 | $414,472 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 17 | $6,711,268 | $394,780 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 19 | $6,858,565 | $360,977 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 21 | $6,995,464 | $333,117 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 22 | $7,062,519 | $321,024 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 24 | $7,175,958 | $298,998 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 26 | $7,271,721 | $279,682 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 27 | $7,313,149 | $270,857 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 29 | $7,395,539 | $255,019 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 30 | $7,433,583 | $247,786 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 32 | $7,499,332 | $234,354 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 131 | $808,456 | $6,171 |
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