Commodity subsidies in Benton County, Mississippi totaled $21.5 million 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% | 31% | 5 | $6,555,977 | $1,311,195 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 11 | $10,304,411 | $936,765 |
| Top 3% | 58% | 17 | $12,381,981 | $728,352 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 22 | $13,703,609 | $622,891 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 28 | $14,748,253 | $526,723 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 34 | $15,527,846 | $456,701 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 39 | $16,081,529 | $412,347 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 45 | $16,667,746 | $370,394 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 51 | $17,171,470 | $336,695 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 56 | $17,530,144 | $313,038 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 62 | $17,919,114 | $289,018 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 68 | $18,234,015 | $268,147 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 73 | $18,475,579 | $253,090 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 79 | $18,715,966 | $236,911 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 85 | $18,929,507 | $222,700 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 90 | $19,092,126 | $212,135 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 96 | $19,272,555 | $200,756 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 102 | $19,434,292 | $190,532 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 107 | $19,556,467 | $182,771 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 113 | $19,695,923 | $174,300 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 455 | $1,758,833 | $3,866 |
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