Commodity subsidies in Florence County, South Carolina totaled $90.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 94 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 49% | 48 | $44,143,535 | $919,657 |
| Top 2% | 67% | 97 | $60,905,029 | $627,887 |
| Top 3% | 77% | 146 | $69,342,483 | $474,949 |
| Top 4% | 82% | 195 | $74,371,141 | $381,390 |
| Top 5% | 86% | 244 | $77,951,335 | $319,473 |
| Top 6% | 89% | 293 | $80,468,214 | $274,636 |
| Top 7% | 91% | 342 | $82,232,049 | $240,445 |
| Top 8% | 92% | 391 | $83,579,661 | $213,759 |
| Top 9% | 94% | 440 | $84,622,189 | $192,323 |
| Top 10% | 94% | 489 | $85,470,557 | $174,786 |
| Top 11% | 95% | 538 | $86,142,262 | $160,116 |
| Top 12% | 96% | 586 | $86,680,473 | $147,919 |
| Top 13% | 96% | 635 | $87,116,411 | $137,191 |
| Top 14% | 97% | 684 | $87,480,281 | $127,895 |
| Top 15% | 97% | 733 | $87,784,283 | $119,760 |
| Top 16% | 97% | 782 | $88,038,484 | $112,581 |
| Top 17% | 98% | 831 | $88,254,284 | $106,203 |
| Top 18% | 98% | 880 | $88,444,054 | $100,505 |
| Top 19% | 98% | 929 | $88,614,570 | $95,387 |
| Top 20% | 98% | 978 | $88,761,914 | $90,759 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 2% | 3,913 | $1,690,695 | $432 |
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