Commodity subsidies in Mississippi totaled $8.0 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 88 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 42% | 589 | $3,346,061,703 | $5,680,920 |
| Top 2% | 56% | 1,178 | $4,464,690,217 | $3,790,060 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 1,768 | $5,153,185,137 | $2,914,697 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 2,357 | $5,636,422,329 | $2,391,354 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 2,946 | $6,005,672,991 | $2,038,586 |
| Top 6% | 78% | 3,536 | $6,296,946,103 | $1,780,811 |
| Top 7% | 81% | 4,125 | $6,535,404,817 | $1,584,341 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 4,714 | $6,734,043,934 | $1,428,520 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 5,304 | $6,899,956,728 | $1,300,897 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 5,893 | $7,039,600,895 | $1,194,570 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 6,482 | $7,158,113,719 | $1,104,306 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 7,072 | $7,258,550,296 | $1,026,379 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 7,661 | $7,344,877,569 | $958,736 |
| Top 14% | 92% | 8,250 | $7,419,461,466 | $899,329 |
| Top 15% | 93% | 8,840 | $7,483,874,132 | $846,592 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 9,429 | $7,540,053,847 | $799,666 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 10,018 | $7,588,963,293 | $757,533 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 10,608 | $7,631,278,470 | $719,389 |
| Top 19% | 96% | 11,197 | $7,667,983,720 | $684,825 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 11,786 | $7,700,080,457 | $653,324 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 47,148 | $327,336,491 | $6,943 |
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