Commodity subsidies in Chesterfield County, South Carolina totaled $14.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 38% | 7 | $5,342,451 | $763,207 |
| Top 2% | 51% | 15 | $7,255,454 | $483,697 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 23 | $8,417,970 | $365,999 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 31 | $9,276,416 | $299,239 |
| Top 5% | 70% | 39 | $9,934,295 | $254,726 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 47 | $10,453,232 | $222,409 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 55 | $10,851,857 | $197,306 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 63 | $11,183,937 | $177,523 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 71 | $11,475,926 | $161,633 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 79 | $11,728,877 | $148,467 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 87 | $11,938,411 | $137,223 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 94 | $12,091,922 | $128,637 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 102 | $12,239,626 | $119,996 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 110 | $12,377,184 | $112,520 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 118 | $12,496,175 | $105,900 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 126 | $12,606,277 | $100,050 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 134 | $12,703,417 | $94,802 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 142 | $12,793,227 | $90,093 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 150 | $12,876,038 | $85,840 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 158 | $12,952,942 | $81,981 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 633 | $1,153,804 | $1,823 |
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