Commodity subsidies in Bourbon County, Kentucky totaled $32.2 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% | 24 | $7,799,352 | $324,973 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 49 | $11,598,603 | $236,706 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 73 | $14,129,192 | $193,551 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 98 | $16,024,537 | $163,516 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 122 | $17,549,190 | $143,846 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 147 | $18,927,759 | $128,760 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 171 | $20,049,510 | $117,249 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 196 | $21,043,349 | $107,364 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 220 | $21,879,777 | $99,454 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 245 | $22,671,297 | $92,536 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 269 | $23,341,279 | $86,771 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 294 | $23,975,706 | $81,550 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 318 | $24,541,720 | $77,175 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 343 | $25,087,776 | $73,142 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 367 | $25,569,374 | $69,671 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 392 | $26,028,712 | $66,400 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 416 | $26,435,497 | $63,547 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 441 | $26,823,411 | $60,824 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 465 | $27,168,947 | $58,428 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 490 | $27,502,952 | $56,128 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,961 | $4,657,525 | $2,375 |
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