Commodity subsidies in Lewis and Clark County, Montana totaled $19.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 78 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 3 | $6,018,782 | $2,006,261 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 7 | $9,024,212 | $1,289,173 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 11 | $10,609,672 | $964,516 |
| Top 4% | 61% | 15 | $11,633,688 | $775,579 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 19 | $12,472,064 | $656,424 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 23 | $13,149,538 | $571,719 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 27 | $13,716,494 | $508,018 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 31 | $14,199,722 | $458,056 |
| Top 9% | 76% | 35 | $14,622,159 | $417,776 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 39 | $15,019,394 | $385,113 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 43 | $15,378,985 | $357,651 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 47 | $15,689,586 | $333,821 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 51 | $15,936,034 | $312,471 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 55 | $16,158,557 | $293,792 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 59 | $16,359,112 | $277,273 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 63 | $16,530,827 | $262,394 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 67 | $16,693,893 | $249,163 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 71 | $16,852,658 | $237,361 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 75 | $17,002,817 | $226,704 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 79 | $17,143,259 | $217,003 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 320 | $2,061,765 | $6,443 |
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