Commodity subsidies in Wayne County, Iowa totaled $98.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 70 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 23 | $23,529,122 | $1,023,005 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 46 | $34,858,370 | $757,791 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 70 | $42,716,680 | $610,238 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 93 | $48,357,449 | $519,973 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 117 | $53,339,934 | $455,897 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 140 | $57,264,740 | $409,034 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 164 | $60,868,966 | $371,152 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 187 | $63,834,861 | $341,363 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 211 | $66,609,881 | $315,687 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 234 | $69,032,401 | $295,010 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 258 | $71,311,345 | $276,401 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 281 | $73,250,173 | $260,677 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 305 | $75,056,822 | $246,088 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 328 | $76,628,390 | $233,623 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 352 | $78,102,635 | $221,882 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 375 | $79,422,924 | $211,794 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 398 | $80,680,749 | $202,715 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 422 | $81,880,575 | $194,030 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 445 | $82,939,871 | $186,382 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 469 | $83,967,549 | $179,035 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 1,878 | $14,681,129 | $7,817 |
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