Commodity subsidies in Aiken County, South Carolina totaled $26.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 83 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 33% | 6 | $8,853,687 | $1,475,615 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 13 | $12,721,157 | $978,551 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 20 | $15,267,152 | $763,358 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 27 | $17,066,917 | $632,108 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 34 | $18,345,289 | $539,567 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 41 | $19,344,451 | $471,816 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 48 | $20,203,035 | $420,897 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 55 | $20,933,868 | $380,616 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 62 | $21,581,146 | $348,083 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 69 | $22,099,783 | $320,287 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 76 | $22,560,942 | $296,855 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 83 | $22,968,987 | $276,735 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 90 | $23,342,512 | $259,361 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 97 | $23,670,646 | $244,027 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 104 | $23,949,443 | $230,283 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 111 | $24,198,218 | $218,002 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 117 | $24,391,842 | $208,477 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 124 | $24,597,754 | $198,369 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 131 | $24,770,300 | $189,086 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 138 | $24,916,448 | $180,554 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 556 | $1,856,328 | $3,339 |
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