Commodity subsidies in Carter County, Montana totaled $44.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 59 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 14% | 6 | $6,272,702 | $1,045,450 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 13 | $11,390,152 | $876,166 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 20 | $14,422,108 | $721,105 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 27 | $16,710,254 | $618,898 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 34 | $18,712,685 | $550,373 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 41 | $20,494,246 | $499,860 |
| Top 7% | 50% | 48 | $22,050,165 | $459,378 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 54 | $23,271,609 | $430,956 |
| Top 9% | 56% | 61 | $24,652,146 | $404,134 |
| Top 10% | 59% | 68 | $25,929,900 | $381,322 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 75 | $27,037,546 | $360,501 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 82 | $28,077,161 | $342,404 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 89 | $29,061,056 | $326,529 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 96 | $30,009,494 | $312,599 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 102 | $30,778,415 | $301,749 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 109 | $31,621,900 | $290,109 |
| Top 17% | 73% | 116 | $32,380,430 | $279,142 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 123 | $33,089,266 | $269,018 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 130 | $33,755,984 | $259,661 |
| Top 20% | 78% | 137 | $34,389,392 | $251,017 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 22% | 549 | $9,801,898 | $17,854 |
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