Commodity subsidies in Pickens County, South Carolina totaled $722,751 from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 58 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 1 | $90,462 | $90,462 |
| Top 2% | 22% | 2 | $158,697 | $79,349 |
| Top 3% | 29% | 3 | $211,015 | $70,338 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 4 | $252,392 | $63,098 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 5 | $282,612 | $56,522 |
| Top 6% | 43% | 6 | $311,897 | $51,983 |
| Top 7% | 47% | 7 | $338,577 | $48,368 |
| Top 8% | 50% | 8 | $364,946 | $45,618 |
| Top 9% | 53% | 9 | $385,238 | $42,804 |
| Top 10% | 58% | 11 | $422,742 | $38,431 |
| Top 11% | 61% | 12 | $439,606 | $36,634 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 13 | $454,887 | $34,991 |
| Top 13% | 65% | 14 | $470,159 | $33,583 |
| Top 14% | 67% | 15 | $481,648 | $32,110 |
| Top 15% | 68% | 16 | $492,357 | $30,772 |
| Top 16% | 70% | 17 | $502,421 | $29,554 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 18 | $512,030 | $28,446 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 19 | $521,555 | $27,450 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 20 | $529,448 | $26,472 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 22 | $543,914 | $24,723 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 88 | $178,838 | $2,032 |
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