Commodity subsidies in Anderson County, South Carolina totaled $12.3 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 8 | $3,884,038 | $485,505 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 16 | $5,190,417 | $324,401 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 25 | $6,155,606 | $246,224 |
| Top 4% | 55% | 33 | $6,820,799 | $206,691 |
| Top 5% | 60% | 42 | $7,429,241 | $176,887 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 50 | $7,904,106 | $158,082 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 59 | $8,334,041 | $141,255 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 67 | $8,644,090 | $129,016 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 76 | $8,946,057 | $117,711 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 84 | $9,178,278 | $109,265 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 93 | $9,408,556 | $101,167 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 101 | $9,586,440 | $94,915 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 110 | $9,761,982 | $88,745 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 118 | $9,902,741 | $83,922 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 127 | $10,044,639 | $79,092 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 135 | $10,161,516 | $75,270 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 143 | $10,273,195 | $71,841 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 152 | $10,392,075 | $68,369 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 160 | $10,487,368 | $65,546 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 169 | $10,587,859 | $62,650 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 678 | $1,746,476 | $2,576 |
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