Commodity subsidies in Mills County, Iowa totaled $15.0 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 49 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 5 | $1,321,552 | $264,310 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 11 | $2,498,279 | $227,116 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 17 | $3,486,729 | $205,102 |
| Top 4% | 28% | 22 | $4,222,098 | $191,914 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 28 | $4,942,521 | $176,519 |
| Top 6% | 37% | 34 | $5,553,000 | $163,324 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 40 | $6,089,766 | $152,244 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 45 | $6,493,598 | $144,302 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 51 | $6,945,174 | $136,180 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 57 | $7,361,962 | $129,157 |
| Top 11% | 51% | 62 | $7,688,775 | $124,013 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 68 | $8,069,870 | $118,675 |
| Top 13% | 56% | 74 | $8,422,275 | $113,815 |
| Top 14% | 58% | 80 | $8,758,455 | $109,481 |
| Top 15% | 60% | 85 | $9,022,082 | $106,142 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 91 | $9,330,748 | $102,536 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 97 | $9,623,083 | $99,207 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 102 | $9,853,870 | $96,607 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 108 | $10,116,700 | $93,673 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 114 | $10,363,184 | $90,905 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 458 | $4,611,566 | $10,069 |
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