Commodity subsidies in Benton County, Indiana totaled $233 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 63 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 25 | $34,482,427 | $1,379,297 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 50 | $55,148,968 | $1,102,979 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 75 | $72,660,915 | $968,812 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 101 | $88,046,031 | $871,743 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 126 | $101,303,263 | $803,994 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 151 | $113,087,847 | $748,926 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 176 | $123,330,671 | $700,742 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 202 | $132,634,352 | $656,606 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 227 | $140,490,780 | $618,902 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 252 | $147,303,981 | $584,540 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 278 | $153,646,611 | $552,686 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 303 | $159,206,957 | $525,436 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 328 | $164,444,254 | $501,354 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 353 | $169,240,998 | $479,436 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 379 | $173,797,310 | $458,568 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 404 | $177,826,238 | $440,164 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 429 | $181,517,868 | $423,119 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 455 | $185,012,553 | $406,621 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 480 | $188,089,064 | $391,852 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 505 | $190,912,907 | $378,045 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 2,023 | $41,935,623 | $20,729 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
