Commodity subsidies in Polk County, Iowa totaled $156 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%20%27$31,237,600$1,156,948
Top 2%32%54$50,672,048$938,371
Top 3%42%81$65,501,954$808,666
Top 4%50%109$78,173,754$717,190
Top 5%56%136$87,657,829$644,543
Top 6%61%163$95,355,068$585,000
Top 7%65%190$101,759,862$535,578
Top 8%69%218$107,283,889$492,128
Top 9%72%245$111,725,203$456,021
Top 10%74%272$115,581,414$424,932
Top 11%76%299$118,975,921$397,913
Top 12%78%327$122,100,634$373,396
Top 13%80%354$124,845,140$352,670
Top 14%82%381$127,322,454$334,180
Top 15%83%408$129,514,338$317,437
Top 16%84%436$131,599,594$301,834
Top 17%85%463$133,375,868$288,069
Top 18%86%490$134,982,647$275,475
Top 19%87%517$136,446,709$263,920
Top 20%88%545$137,826,744$252,893
Remaining 80% of recips.12%2,181$18,290,872$8,386
 

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