Commodity subsidies in Beadle County, South Dakota totaled $14.6 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 51 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 6 | $1,817,178 | $302,863 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 12 | $2,873,184 | $239,432 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 19 | $3,730,626 | $196,349 |
| Top 4% | 30% | 25 | $4,391,779 | $175,671 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 32 | $5,073,004 | $158,531 |
| Top 6% | 38% | 38 | $5,603,703 | $147,466 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 45 | $6,181,438 | $137,365 |
| Top 8% | 45% | 51 | $6,623,657 | $129,876 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 58 | $7,088,560 | $122,217 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 64 | $7,454,104 | $116,470 |
| Top 11% | 54% | 71 | $7,848,935 | $110,548 |
| Top 12% | 56% | 77 | $8,167,944 | $106,077 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 83 | $8,471,841 | $102,070 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 90 | $8,805,288 | $97,837 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 96 | $9,075,103 | $94,532 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 103 | $9,369,019 | $90,961 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 109 | $9,603,518 | $88,106 |
| Top 18% | 68% | 116 | $9,859,712 | $84,998 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 122 | $10,062,490 | $82,479 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 129 | $10,287,515 | $79,748 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 517 | $4,283,718 | $8,286 |
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