Commodity subsidies in Greenwood County, South Carolina totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 1 | $796,742 | $796,742 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 3 | $1,227,713 | $409,238 |
| Top 3% | 57% | 4 | $1,399,801 | $349,950 |
| Top 4% | 64% | 6 | $1,578,283 | $263,047 |
| Top 5% | 67% | 8 | $1,645,854 | $205,732 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 9 | $1,676,078 | $186,231 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 11 | $1,727,844 | $157,077 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 12 | $1,753,131 | $146,094 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 14 | $1,794,809 | $128,201 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 16 | $1,833,923 | $114,620 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 17 | $1,851,429 | $108,908 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 19 | $1,883,658 | $99,140 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 21 | $1,912,395 | $91,066 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 22 | $1,925,655 | $87,530 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 24 | $1,950,052 | $81,252 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 25 | $1,962,011 | $78,480 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 27 | $1,984,611 | $73,504 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 29 | $2,006,687 | $69,196 |
| Top 19% | 82% | 30 | $2,017,624 | $67,254 |
| Top 20% | 83% | 32 | $2,039,202 | $63,725 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 17% | 130 | $417,151 | $3,209 |
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