Commodity subsidies in Pennington County, South Dakota totaled $55.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, 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 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 9 | $9,409,363 | $1,045,485 |
| Top 2% | 26% | 19 | $14,507,859 | $763,572 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 28 | $17,910,234 | $639,651 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 38 | $21,124,911 | $555,919 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 48 | $23,922,807 | $498,392 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 57 | $26,183,812 | $459,365 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 67 | $28,493,006 | $425,269 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 77 | $30,562,094 | $396,910 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 86 | $32,251,148 | $375,013 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 96 | $33,989,305 | $354,055 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 106 | $35,503,272 | $334,937 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 115 | $36,716,977 | $319,278 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 125 | $37,986,624 | $303,893 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 134 | $39,086,777 | $291,692 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 144 | $40,248,628 | $279,504 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 154 | $41,334,297 | $268,405 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 163 | $42,209,238 | $258,952 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 173 | $43,096,420 | $249,112 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 183 | $43,927,092 | $240,039 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 192 | $44,637,053 | $232,485 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 772 | $10,403,068 | $13,475 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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