Commodity subsidies in Somerset County, Maine totaled $27.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 5 | $6,263,421 | $1,252,684 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 11 | $11,251,955 | $1,022,905 |
| Top 3% | 52% | 17 | $14,486,957 | $852,174 |
| Top 4% | 60% | 23 | $16,748,204 | $728,183 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 28 | $18,149,860 | $648,209 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 34 | $19,480,849 | $572,966 |
| Top 7% | 74% | 40 | $20,461,003 | $511,525 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 46 | $21,247,920 | $461,911 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 52 | $21,940,450 | $421,932 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 57 | $22,436,931 | $393,630 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 63 | $22,996,259 | $365,020 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 69 | $23,484,081 | $340,349 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 75 | $23,891,160 | $318,549 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 80 | $24,190,844 | $302,386 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 86 | $24,528,899 | $285,220 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 92 | $24,808,153 | $269,654 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 98 | $25,052,148 | $255,634 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 104 | $25,262,861 | $242,912 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 109 | $25,422,203 | $233,231 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 115 | $25,598,097 | $222,592 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 463 | $2,175,524 | $4,699 |
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