Commodity subsidies in Kentucky totaled $3.5 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 86 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 49% | 2,097 | $1,723,280,920 | $821,784 |
| Top 2% | 61% | 4,195 | $2,176,688,414 | $518,877 |
| Top 3% | 69% | 6,293 | $2,425,107,460 | $385,366 |
| Top 4% | 73% | 8,391 | $2,588,815,670 | $308,523 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 10,489 | $2,709,279,449 | $258,297 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 12,587 | $2,803,021,957 | $222,692 |
| Top 7% | 81% | 14,685 | $2,878,835,266 | $196,039 |
| Top 8% | 83% | 16,782 | $2,941,793,072 | $175,295 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 18,880 | $2,995,479,139 | $158,659 |
| Top 10% | 86% | 20,978 | $3,041,928,482 | $145,006 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 23,076 | $3,082,642,454 | $133,587 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 25,174 | $3,118,675,585 | $123,885 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 27,272 | $3,150,824,995 | $115,533 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 29,370 | $3,179,678,258 | $108,263 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 31,467 | $3,205,678,764 | $101,874 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 33,565 | $3,229,359,388 | $96,212 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 35,663 | $3,250,972,603 | $91,158 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 37,761 | $3,270,781,785 | $86,618 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 39,859 | $3,288,985,396 | $82,516 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 41,957 | $3,305,759,953 | $78,789 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 167,829 | $234,445,159 | $1,397 |
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