Commodity subsidies in Black Hawk County, Iowa totaled $279 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% | 14% | 24 | $38,077,030 | $1,586,543 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 48 | $65,918,169 | $1,373,295 |
| Top 3% | 32% | 73 | $88,718,700 | $1,215,325 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 97 | $106,469,603 | $1,097,625 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 122 | $122,766,387 | $1,006,282 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 146 | $136,660,859 | $936,033 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 171 | $149,386,115 | $873,603 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 195 | $159,663,632 | $818,788 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 220 | $169,177,359 | $768,988 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 244 | $177,310,285 | $726,681 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 269 | $184,623,243 | $686,332 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 293 | $191,109,921 | $652,252 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 318 | $197,351,063 | $620,601 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 342 | $202,860,925 | $593,161 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 367 | $208,238,762 | $567,408 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 391 | $213,026,815 | $544,826 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 416 | $217,648,368 | $523,193 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 440 | $221,796,502 | $504,083 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 465 | $225,841,141 | $485,680 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 489 | $229,386,485 | $469,093 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 1,959 | $50,032,649 | $25,540 |
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