Commodity subsidies in Socorro County, New Mexico totaled $12.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 77 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 1 | $2,396,937 | $2,396,937 |
| Top 2% | 45% | 3 | $5,618,290 | $1,872,763 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 5 | $7,070,825 | $1,414,165 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 7 | $7,826,392 | $1,118,056 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 9 | $8,415,517 | $935,057 |
| Top 6% | 71% | 11 | $8,770,738 | $797,340 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 13 | $9,016,228 | $693,556 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 15 | $9,231,634 | $615,442 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 16 | $9,335,224 | $583,452 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 18 | $9,520,739 | $528,930 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 20 | $9,695,608 | $484,780 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 22 | $9,852,641 | $447,847 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 24 | $9,991,992 | $416,333 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 26 | $10,120,964 | $389,268 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 28 | $10,238,760 | $365,670 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 30 | $10,351,707 | $345,057 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 31 | $10,405,848 | $335,673 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 33 | $10,513,359 | $318,587 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 35 | $10,614,663 | $303,276 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 37 | $10,710,846 | $289,482 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 151 | $1,709,180 | $11,319 |
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