Commodity subsidies in Houghton County, Michigan totaled $977,060 from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 82 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 1 | $258,991 | $258,991 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 2 | $434,707 | $217,354 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 3 | $542,354 | $180,785 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 4 | $643,286 | $160,822 |
| Top 5% | 73% | 5 | $709,537 | $141,907 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 6 | $733,230 | $122,205 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 7 | $753,512 | $107,645 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 8 | $773,264 | $96,658 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 9 | $789,554 | $87,728 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 10 | $804,505 | $80,450 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 11 | $819,391 | $74,490 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 12 | $832,843 | $69,404 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 13 | $846,171 | $65,090 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 14 | $855,928 | $61,138 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 15 | $864,282 | $57,619 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 16 | $872,505 | $54,532 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 17 | $880,573 | $51,798 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 18 | $887,915 | $49,329 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 19 | $894,583 | $47,083 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 21 | $905,370 | $43,113 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 84 | $71,690 | $853 |
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