Commodity subsidies in Torrance County, New Mexico totaled $17.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 66 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 3 | $2,068,775 | $689,592 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 7 | $4,226,476 | $603,782 |
| Top 3% | 36% | 11 | $6,212,428 | $564,766 |
| Top 4% | 44% | 15 | $7,724,432 | $514,962 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 18 | $8,564,358 | $475,798 |
| Top 6% | 54% | 22 | $9,410,789 | $427,763 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 26 | $10,113,380 | $388,976 |
| Top 8% | 61% | 30 | $10,722,618 | $357,421 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 33 | $11,108,524 | $336,622 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 37 | $11,593,149 | $313,328 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 41 | $12,014,633 | $293,040 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 45 | $12,394,241 | $275,428 |
| Top 13% | 72% | 48 | $12,658,380 | $263,716 |
| Top 14% | 74% | 52 | $12,966,388 | $249,354 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 56 | $13,237,668 | $236,387 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 60 | $13,491,626 | $224,860 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 63 | $13,672,387 | $217,022 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 67 | $13,902,620 | $207,502 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 71 | $14,121,743 | $198,898 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 75 | $14,335,241 | $191,137 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 300 | $3,133,827 | $10,446 |
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