Commodity subsidies in Pennington County, Minnesota totaled $117 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 16 | $21,805,827 | $1,362,864 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 32 | $35,817,512 | $1,119,297 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 48 | $46,379,830 | $966,246 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 64 | $55,313,716 | $864,277 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 81 | $62,758,539 | $774,797 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 97 | $68,794,876 | $709,226 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 113 | $74,071,061 | $655,496 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 129 | $78,678,800 | $609,913 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 145 | $82,644,368 | $569,961 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 162 | $86,159,071 | $531,846 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 178 | $88,998,175 | $499,990 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 194 | $91,447,396 | $471,378 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 210 | $93,543,635 | $445,446 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 226 | $95,400,702 | $422,127 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 243 | $97,162,927 | $399,847 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 259 | $98,699,994 | $381,081 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 275 | $100,077,259 | $363,917 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 291 | $101,356,684 | $348,305 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 307 | $102,534,659 | $333,989 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 324 | $103,658,023 | $319,932 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 1,296 | $13,479,022 | $10,400 |
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