Commodity subsidies in Bamberg County, South Carolina totaled $2.6 million in 2019
In 2019, 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 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 1 | $233,343 | $233,343 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 2 | $424,654 | $212,327 |
| Top 3% | 23% | 3 | $612,870 | $204,290 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 5 | $944,073 | $188,815 |
| Top 5% | 42% | 6 | $1,090,863 | $181,811 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 7 | $1,199,368 | $171,338 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 9 | $1,403,664 | $155,963 |
| Top 8% | 57% | 10 | $1,496,065 | $149,607 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 11 | $1,579,976 | $143,634 |
| Top 10% | 66% | 13 | $1,736,758 | $133,597 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 14 | $1,804,212 | $128,872 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 15 | $1,857,322 | $123,822 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 17 | $1,951,607 | $114,800 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 18 | $1,993,966 | $110,776 |
| Top 15% | 77% | 19 | $2,033,951 | $107,050 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 21 | $2,096,725 | $99,844 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 22 | $2,127,740 | $96,715 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 23 | $2,158,045 | $93,828 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 25 | $2,212,184 | $88,487 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 26 | $2,234,526 | $85,943 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 107 | $392,953 | $3,672 |
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