Commodity subsidies in McCracken County, Kentucky totaled $30.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 88 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 42% | 17 | $12,696,442 | $746,850 |
| Top 2% | 59% | 34 | $17,893,933 | $526,292 |
| Top 3% | 68% | 51 | $20,764,367 | $407,144 |
| Top 4% | 75% | 68 | $22,761,553 | $334,729 |
| Top 5% | 79% | 85 | $24,157,204 | $284,202 |
| Top 6% | 82% | 102 | $25,087,414 | $245,955 |
| Top 7% | 85% | 119 | $25,762,067 | $216,488 |
| Top 8% | 86% | 136 | $26,241,656 | $192,953 |
| Top 9% | 87% | 153 | $26,615,685 | $173,959 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 170 | $26,944,237 | $158,496 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 187 | $27,228,823 | $145,609 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 204 | $27,469,476 | $134,654 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 221 | $27,679,508 | $125,247 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 238 | $27,868,445 | $117,094 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 255 | $28,038,627 | $109,955 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 272 | $28,195,882 | $103,661 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 289 | $28,340,864 | $98,065 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 306 | $28,474,257 | $93,053 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 323 | $28,595,932 | $88,532 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 340 | $28,709,110 | $84,439 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 1,364 | $1,750,274 | $1,283 |
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