Commodity subsidies in Somerset County, New Jersey totaled $5.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1 | $767,458 | $767,458 |
| Top 2% | 25% | 2 | $1,495,463 | $747,731 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 3 | $2,124,535 | $708,178 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 5 | $2,985,926 | $597,185 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 6 | $3,214,058 | $535,676 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 7 | $3,422,299 | $488,900 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 8 | $3,623,826 | $452,978 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 10 | $4,006,840 | $400,684 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 11 | $4,193,647 | $381,241 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 12 | $4,352,524 | $362,710 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 13 | $4,498,573 | $346,044 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 15 | $4,752,592 | $316,839 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 16 | $4,839,540 | $302,471 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 17 | $4,926,265 | $289,780 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 18 | $5,005,323 | $278,074 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 20 | $5,151,699 | $257,585 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 21 | $5,214,622 | $248,315 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 22 | $5,268,616 | $239,483 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 23 | $5,319,258 | $231,272 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 25 | $5,400,823 | $216,033 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 100 | $511,117 | $5,111 |
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