Commodity subsidies in Meade County, South Dakota totaled $74.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 62 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 17 | $12,884,652 | $757,921 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 34 | $19,953,912 | $586,880 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 51 | $25,034,819 | $490,879 |
| Top 4% | 40% | 68 | $29,291,341 | $430,755 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 85 | $33,036,111 | $388,660 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 102 | $36,298,357 | $355,866 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 119 | $39,109,036 | $328,647 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 136 | $41,487,587 | $305,056 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 153 | $43,648,835 | $285,287 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 170 | $45,615,386 | $268,326 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 187 | $47,443,748 | $253,710 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 204 | $49,090,158 | $240,638 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 221 | $50,622,775 | $229,062 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 238 | $52,024,365 | $218,590 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 255 | $53,361,579 | $209,261 |
| Top 16% | 74% | 272 | $54,629,572 | $200,844 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 289 | $55,835,214 | $193,201 |
| Top 18% | 77% | 306 | $56,967,594 | $186,169 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 323 | $58,034,094 | $179,672 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 340 | $59,042,449 | $173,654 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 1,361 | $15,108,057 | $11,101 |
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