Commodity Certificates payments in Louisiana totaled $167 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 68 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 38 | $36,530,038 | $961,317 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 76 | $53,176,419 | $699,690 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 114 | $65,202,581 | $571,952 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 152 | $74,681,292 | $491,324 |
| Top 5% | 50% | 190 | $82,938,198 | $436,517 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 228 | $90,258,673 | $395,871 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 266 | $96,749,550 | $363,720 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 304 | $102,632,513 | $337,607 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 342 | $108,032,060 | $315,883 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 381 | $113,088,033 | $296,819 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 419 | $117,500,685 | $280,431 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 457 | $121,479,705 | $265,820 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 495 | $125,112,855 | $252,753 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 533 | $128,407,560 | $240,915 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 571 | $131,330,709 | $230,001 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 609 | $134,046,040 | $220,108 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 647 | $136,530,320 | $211,021 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 685 | $138,798,007 | $202,625 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 723 | $140,898,763 | $194,881 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 762 | $142,856,252 | $187,475 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 3,048 | $24,585,077 | $8,066 |
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