Commodity subsidies in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri totaled $97.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 79 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 28 | $27,068,603 | $966,736 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 56 | $39,973,185 | $713,807 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 84 | $49,483,965 | $589,095 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 112 | $56,529,396 | $504,727 |
| Top 5% | 64% | 140 | $61,872,978 | $441,950 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 168 | $66,100,228 | $393,454 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 197 | $69,441,122 | $352,493 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 225 | $72,111,747 | $320,497 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 253 | $74,458,283 | $294,302 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 281 | $76,485,212 | $272,189 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 309 | $78,260,351 | $253,270 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 337 | $79,807,880 | $236,819 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 366 | $81,201,106 | $221,861 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 394 | $82,400,134 | $209,137 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 422 | $83,451,040 | $197,751 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 450 | $84,378,634 | $187,508 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 478 | $85,230,440 | $178,306 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 506 | $86,012,238 | $169,985 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 535 | $86,754,475 | $162,158 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 563 | $87,419,888 | $155,275 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 2,253 | $9,901,990 | $4,395 |
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