Commodity subsidies in Spink County, South Dakota totaled $25.5 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 45 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 7 | $2,211,501 | $315,929 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 14 | $3,900,998 | $278,643 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 22 | $5,473,701 | $248,805 |
| Top 4% | 26% | 29 | $6,619,724 | $228,266 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 36 | $7,595,377 | $210,983 |
| Top 6% | 34% | 44 | $8,612,867 | $195,747 |
| Top 7% | 37% | 51 | $9,415,509 | $184,618 |
| Top 8% | 40% | 58 | $10,159,302 | $175,160 |
| Top 9% | 43% | 66 | $10,943,495 | $165,811 |
| Top 10% | 45% | 73 | $11,596,395 | $158,855 |
| Top 11% | 48% | 81 | $12,314,765 | $152,034 |
| Top 12% | 51% | 88 | $12,900,215 | $146,593 |
| Top 13% | 53% | 95 | $13,464,380 | $141,730 |
| Top 14% | 55% | 103 | $14,089,727 | $136,793 |
| Top 15% | 57% | 110 | $14,597,741 | $132,707 |
| Top 16% | 59% | 117 | $15,080,441 | $128,893 |
| Top 17% | 61% | 125 | $15,613,755 | $124,910 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 132 | $16,057,324 | $121,646 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 140 | $16,544,890 | $118,178 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 147 | $16,961,704 | $115,386 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 590 | $8,548,271 | $14,489 |
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