Commodity subsidies in Meagher County, Montana totaled $20.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 64 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 1 | $1,579,066 | $1,579,066 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 3 | $3,989,584 | $1,329,861 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 5 | $5,804,636 | $1,160,927 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 7 | $7,420,067 | $1,060,010 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 9 | $8,668,259 | $963,140 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 11 | $9,773,117 | $888,465 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 13 | $10,674,678 | $821,129 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 15 | $11,532,649 | $768,843 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 17 | $12,329,705 | $725,277 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 19 | $13,000,090 | $684,215 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 20 | $13,292,521 | $664,626 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 22 | $13,861,129 | $630,051 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 24 | $14,363,558 | $598,482 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 26 | $14,847,041 | $571,040 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 28 | $15,301,730 | $546,490 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 30 | $15,687,893 | $522,930 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 32 | $16,013,961 | $500,436 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 34 | $16,311,806 | $479,759 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 36 | $16,590,063 | $460,835 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 38 | $16,853,823 | $443,522 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 152 | $3,462,470 | $22,779 |
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