Commodity subsidies in Rockcastle County, Kentucky totaled $7.2 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 29% | 19 | $2,075,970 | $109,262 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 39 | $2,968,215 | $76,108 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 59 | $3,553,384 | $60,227 |
| Top 4% | 55% | 78 | $3,976,970 | $50,987 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 98 | $4,317,290 | $44,054 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 118 | $4,594,854 | $38,939 |
| Top 7% | 67% | 137 | $4,820,372 | $35,185 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 157 | $5,020,456 | $31,977 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 177 | $5,195,065 | $29,351 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 196 | $5,336,451 | $27,227 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 216 | $5,468,559 | $25,317 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 236 | $5,585,942 | $23,669 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 255 | $5,688,693 | $22,309 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 275 | $5,788,654 | $21,050 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 295 | $5,877,808 | $19,925 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 315 | $5,959,695 | $18,920 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 334 | $6,032,670 | $18,062 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 354 | $6,103,164 | $17,241 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 374 | $6,168,119 | $16,492 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 393 | $6,225,875 | $15,842 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,576 | $971,699 | $617 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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