Commodity subsidies in Fayette County, Kentucky totaled $21.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 77 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 16 | $6,741,491 | $421,343 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 33 | $9,374,627 | $284,080 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 50 | $11,163,472 | $223,269 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 67 | $12,493,548 | $186,471 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 84 | $13,614,131 | $162,073 |
| Top 6% | 66% | 101 | $14,508,344 | $143,647 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 118 | $15,251,923 | $129,254 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 135 | $15,887,563 | $117,686 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 152 | $16,449,841 | $108,223 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 169 | $16,952,617 | $100,311 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 186 | $17,403,162 | $93,565 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 203 | $17,808,665 | $87,727 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 220 | $18,163,581 | $82,562 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 237 | $18,472,039 | $77,941 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 253 | $18,729,218 | $74,029 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 270 | $18,975,186 | $70,278 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 287 | $19,201,860 | $66,905 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 304 | $19,407,899 | $63,842 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 321 | $19,593,891 | $61,040 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 338 | $19,764,809 | $58,476 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 1,355 | $2,120,241 | $1,565 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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