Commodity subsidies in Nelson County, Kentucky totaled $34.6 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 79 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 23 | $10,610,605 | $461,331 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 46 | $14,741,460 | $320,467 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 69 | $17,598,794 | $255,055 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 92 | $19,980,671 | $217,181 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 115 | $21,888,548 | $190,335 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 138 | $23,412,162 | $169,653 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 161 | $24,680,687 | $153,296 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 184 | $25,774,652 | $140,080 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 207 | $26,667,428 | $128,828 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 231 | $27,465,144 | $118,897 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 254 | $28,136,497 | $110,774 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 277 | $28,724,945 | $103,700 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 300 | $29,234,265 | $97,448 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 323 | $29,682,970 | $91,898 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 346 | $30,092,076 | $86,971 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 369 | $30,452,723 | $82,528 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 392 | $30,783,299 | $78,529 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 415 | $31,087,045 | $74,909 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 439 | $31,377,343 | $71,475 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 462 | $31,633,357 | $68,470 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 1,849 | $2,999,611 | $1,622 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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