Commodity subsidies in Massachusetts totaled $110 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 67 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 44 | $23,278,047 | $529,047 |
| Top 2% | 32% | 89 | $35,323,873 | $396,897 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 133 | $44,087,200 | $331,483 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 178 | $50,997,951 | $286,505 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 223 | $56,673,284 | $254,140 |
| Top 6% | 56% | 267 | $61,257,845 | $229,430 |
| Top 7% | 59% | 312 | $65,217,325 | $209,030 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 356 | $68,471,726 | $192,336 |
| Top 9% | 65% | 401 | $71,378,329 | $178,001 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 446 | $73,932,910 | $165,769 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 490 | $76,165,541 | $155,440 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 535 | $78,242,011 | $146,247 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 579 | $80,092,914 | $138,330 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 624 | $81,827,825 | $131,134 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 669 | $83,439,115 | $124,722 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 713 | $84,904,411 | $119,081 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 758 | $86,290,749 | $113,840 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 802 | $87,560,156 | $109,177 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 847 | $88,756,496 | $104,789 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 892 | $89,867,252 | $100,748 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 3,569 | $20,405,262 | $5,717 |
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