Commodity subsidies in Louisiana totaled $5.9 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 85 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 683 | $2,032,322,460 | $2,975,582 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 1,366 | $2,801,516,827 | $2,050,891 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 2,050 | $3,356,688,394 | $1,637,409 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 2,733 | $3,780,433,544 | $1,383,254 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 3,416 | $4,110,296,741 | $1,203,248 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 4,100 | $4,371,064,073 | $1,066,113 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 4,783 | $4,579,307,861 | $957,413 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 5,466 | $4,749,859,719 | $868,983 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 6,150 | $4,889,480,291 | $795,037 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 6,833 | $5,005,609,563 | $732,564 |
| Top 11% | 86% | 7,516 | $5,104,716,809 | $679,180 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 8,200 | $5,189,801,024 | $632,903 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 8,883 | $5,263,059,390 | $592,487 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 9,566 | $5,326,195,068 | $556,784 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 10,250 | $5,381,204,890 | $524,996 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 10,933 | $5,429,275,947 | $496,595 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 11,616 | $5,471,165,044 | $471,003 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 12,300 | $5,508,144,945 | $447,817 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 12,983 | $5,540,889,199 | $426,780 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 13,667 | $5,570,243,278 | $407,569 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 54,668 | $352,739,605 | $6,452 |
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