Commodity subsidies in Yellowstone County, Montana totaled $105 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 72 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 21 | $25,389,709 | $1,209,034 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 42 | $36,678,735 | $873,303 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 63 | $44,793,566 | $711,009 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 84 | $51,379,118 | $611,656 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 105 | $56,932,033 | $542,210 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 127 | $62,082,553 | $488,839 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 148 | $66,296,417 | $447,949 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 169 | $70,061,263 | $414,564 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 190 | $73,441,532 | $386,534 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 211 | $76,412,485 | $362,144 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 232 | $78,925,849 | $340,198 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 254 | $81,262,065 | $319,929 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 275 | $83,259,336 | $302,761 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 296 | $85,061,194 | $287,369 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 317 | $86,708,691 | $273,529 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 338 | $88,204,386 | $260,960 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 359 | $89,541,054 | $249,418 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 381 | $90,828,759 | $238,396 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 402 | $91,968,626 | $228,778 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 423 | $93,018,857 | $219,903 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 1,694 | $12,411,246 | $7,327 |
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