Commodity Certificates payments in Mississippi totaled $1.8 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 50 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 86 | $232,987,496 | $2,709,157 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 172 | $360,720,079 | $2,097,210 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 258 | $463,681,348 | $1,797,215 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 344 | $549,766,105 | $1,598,157 |
| Top 5% | 34% | 430 | $624,231,545 | $1,451,701 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 516 | $690,508,681 | $1,338,195 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 602 | $751,037,893 | $1,247,571 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 688 | $807,391,234 | $1,173,534 |
| Top 9% | 47% | 774 | $859,459,327 | $1,110,413 |
| Top 10% | 50% | 860 | $908,246,486 | $1,056,101 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 946 | $953,537,299 | $1,007,968 |
| Top 12% | 54% | 1,032 | $995,705,653 | $964,831 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 1,118 | $1,035,677,098 | $926,366 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 1,204 | $1,073,620,932 | $891,712 |
| Top 15% | 61% | 1,290 | $1,109,691,404 | $860,226 |
| Top 16% | 62% | 1,376 | $1,144,272,559 | $831,593 |
| Top 17% | 64% | 1,462 | $1,177,291,268 | $805,261 |
| Top 18% | 66% | 1,548 | $1,208,800,664 | $780,879 |
| Top 19% | 68% | 1,634 | $1,238,878,716 | $758,188 |
| Top 20% | 69% | 1,720 | $1,267,623,137 | $736,990 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 31% | 6,881 | $564,443,414 | $82,029 |
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