Commodity subsidies in Michigan totaled $5.0 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 711 | $1,180,067,381 | $1,659,729 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 1,423 | $1,781,637,846 | $1,252,029 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 2,135 | $2,225,255,774 | $1,042,274 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 2,847 | $2,576,880,212 | $905,121 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 3,559 | $2,866,190,952 | $805,336 |
| Top 6% | 62% | 4,271 | $3,107,291,846 | $727,533 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 4,983 | $3,311,967,837 | $664,653 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 5,695 | $3,487,507,247 | $612,381 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 6,407 | $3,639,978,938 | $568,125 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 7,119 | $3,772,517,654 | $529,922 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 7,831 | $3,888,648,769 | $496,571 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 8,543 | $3,990,991,614 | $467,165 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 9,255 | $4,081,976,033 | $441,056 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 9,967 | $4,162,931,598 | $417,671 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 10,679 | $4,234,994,193 | $396,572 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 11,391 | $4,299,427,497 | $377,441 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 12,103 | $4,357,091,229 | $360,001 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 12,815 | $4,409,193,296 | $344,065 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 13,527 | $4,456,075,296 | $329,421 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 14,239 | $4,498,383,879 | $315,920 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 56,957 | $491,277,694 | $8,625 |
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