Commodity subsidies in Spencer County, Kentucky totaled $14.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 14 | $4,086,234 | $291,874 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 29 | $5,718,501 | $197,190 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 43 | $6,746,643 | $156,899 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 58 | $7,588,974 | $130,844 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 72 | $8,252,951 | $114,624 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 87 | $8,848,350 | $101,705 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 101 | $9,322,564 | $92,303 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 116 | $9,756,605 | $84,109 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 130 | $10,107,658 | $77,751 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 145 | $10,449,466 | $72,065 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 159 | $10,741,410 | $67,556 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 174 | $11,026,357 | $63,370 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 188 | $11,267,637 | $59,934 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 203 | $11,503,847 | $56,669 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 217 | $11,703,639 | $53,934 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 232 | $11,898,069 | $51,285 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 246 | $12,060,141 | $49,025 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 261 | $12,219,574 | $46,818 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 275 | $12,359,971 | $44,945 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 290 | $12,497,960 | $43,096 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 1,161 | $1,915,968 | $1,650 |
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