Commodity subsidies in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota totaled $340 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 58 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 26 | $39,305,417 | $1,511,747 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 52 | $65,104,621 | $1,252,012 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 79 | $88,098,827 | $1,115,175 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 105 | $107,882,529 | $1,027,453 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 132 | $126,270,677 | $956,596 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 158 | $142,418,441 | $901,383 |
| Top 7% | 46% | 184 | $157,642,315 | $856,752 |
| Top 8% | 51% | 211 | $172,231,758 | $816,264 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 237 | $185,153,295 | $781,238 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 264 | $197,668,517 | $748,744 |
| Top 11% | 62% | 290 | $209,067,456 | $720,922 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 316 | $219,527,217 | $694,706 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 343 | $229,379,385 | $668,745 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 369 | $238,047,483 | $645,115 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 396 | $246,158,592 | $621,613 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 422 | $253,230,107 | $600,071 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 448 | $259,789,325 | $579,887 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 475 | $266,014,022 | $560,030 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 501 | $271,497,278 | $541,911 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 528 | $276,733,821 | $524,117 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 2,113 | $63,174,270 | $29,898 |
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