Commodity subsidies in Van Buren County, Iowa totaled $82.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 72 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 20 | $18,128,012 | $906,401 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 40 | $28,313,617 | $707,840 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 60 | $35,397,623 | $589,960 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 80 | $41,026,662 | $512,833 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 101 | $45,437,338 | $449,875 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 121 | $48,962,400 | $404,648 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 141 | $52,123,660 | $369,671 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 161 | $54,966,740 | $341,408 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 182 | $57,539,699 | $316,152 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 202 | $59,660,890 | $295,351 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 222 | $61,572,005 | $277,351 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 242 | $63,209,996 | $261,198 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 263 | $64,734,488 | $246,139 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 283 | $66,044,387 | $233,372 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 303 | $67,212,148 | $221,822 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 323 | $68,253,853 | $211,312 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 344 | $69,246,759 | $201,299 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 364 | $70,105,376 | $192,597 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 384 | $70,908,217 | $184,657 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 404 | $71,666,936 | $177,393 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 1,620 | $10,688,165 | $6,598 |
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