Commodity Certificates payments in Iowa totaled $27.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 51 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 12 | $5,081,438 | $423,453 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 25 | $6,901,595 | $276,064 |
| Top 3% | 30% | 38 | $8,235,799 | $216,732 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 51 | $9,343,578 | $183,207 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 64 | $10,337,797 | $161,528 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 77 | $11,222,332 | $145,745 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 90 | $12,024,616 | $133,607 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 102 | $12,729,636 | $124,800 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 115 | $13,448,765 | $116,946 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 128 | $14,127,848 | $110,374 |
| Top 11% | 54% | 141 | $14,754,674 | $104,643 |
| Top 12% | 56% | 154 | $15,351,191 | $99,683 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 167 | $15,918,618 | $95,321 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 180 | $16,458,756 | $91,438 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 193 | $16,979,086 | $87,975 |
| Top 16% | 63% | 205 | $17,439,922 | $85,073 |
| Top 17% | 65% | 218 | $17,922,085 | $82,211 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 231 | $18,385,034 | $79,589 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 244 | $18,824,164 | $77,148 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 257 | $19,239,898 | $74,863 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 1,030 | $8,248,085 | $8,008 |
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