Commodity subsidies in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania totaled $3.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 57 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 8% | 1 | $241,761 | $241,761 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 3 | $537,280 | $179,093 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 5 | $798,421 | $159,684 |
| Top 4% | 33% | 7 | $1,030,661 | $147,237 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 8 | $1,131,727 | $141,466 |
| Top 6% | 42% | 10 | $1,330,209 | $133,021 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 12 | $1,487,912 | $123,993 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 14 | $1,629,631 | $116,402 |
| Top 9% | 54% | 15 | $1,690,184 | $112,679 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 17 | $1,796,772 | $105,692 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 19 | $1,899,681 | $99,983 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 21 | $1,997,816 | $95,134 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 23 | $2,086,200 | $90,704 |
| Top 14% | 68% | 24 | $2,126,758 | $88,615 |
| Top 15% | 70% | 26 | $2,204,830 | $84,801 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 28 | $2,277,003 | $81,322 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 30 | $2,348,162 | $78,272 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 31 | $2,379,756 | $76,766 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 33 | $2,441,451 | $73,983 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 35 | $2,490,947 | $71,170 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 142 | $658,695 | $4,639 |
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