Commodity subsidies in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania totaled $3.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 58 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $241,761 | $241,761 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 3 | $559,004 | $186,335 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 5 | $823,915 | $164,783 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 7 | $1,056,155 | $150,879 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 8 | $1,157,221 | $144,653 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 10 | $1,355,703 | $135,570 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 12 | $1,525,317 | $127,110 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 14 | $1,674,629 | $119,616 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 15 | $1,747,563 | $116,504 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 17 | $1,872,689 | $110,158 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 19 | $1,976,912 | $104,048 |
| Top 12% | 64% | 21 | $2,076,324 | $98,873 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 23 | $2,172,247 | $94,446 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 24 | $2,218,082 | $92,420 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 26 | $2,298,942 | $88,421 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 28 | $2,372,999 | $84,750 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 30 | $2,444,158 | $81,472 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 31 | $2,475,752 | $79,863 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 33 | $2,537,447 | $76,892 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 35 | $2,586,943 | $73,913 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 142 | $659,840 | $4,647 |
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