Commodity subsidies in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana totaled $277 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 76 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 29 | $63,130,699 | $2,176,921 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 59 | $96,014,320 | $1,627,361 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 88 | $120,795,181 | $1,372,673 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 118 | $141,024,520 | $1,195,123 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 148 | $157,184,477 | $1,062,057 |
| Top 6% | 62% | 177 | $170,844,850 | $965,225 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 207 | $182,855,672 | $883,361 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 236 | $192,708,237 | $816,560 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 266 | $201,442,935 | $757,304 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 296 | $209,378,410 | $707,359 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 325 | $216,233,142 | $665,333 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 355 | $222,454,403 | $626,632 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 384 | $227,629,232 | $592,784 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 414 | $232,275,385 | $561,052 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 444 | $236,475,297 | $532,602 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 473 | $239,981,463 | $507,360 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 503 | $243,176,982 | $483,453 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 532 | $245,901,013 | $462,220 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 562 | $248,383,245 | $441,963 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 592 | $250,603,987 | $423,318 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 2,369 | $26,218,840 | $11,067 |
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