Commodity subsidies in Tennessee totaled $3.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 90 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 53% | 1,509 | $1,884,458,247 | $1,248,813 |
| Top 2% | 67% | 3,018 | $2,390,399,530 | $792,048 |
| Top 3% | 74% | 4,528 | $2,659,691,459 | $587,388 |
| Top 4% | 79% | 6,037 | $2,826,090,448 | $468,128 |
| Top 5% | 82% | 7,546 | $2,941,784,403 | $389,847 |
| Top 6% | 84% | 9,056 | $3,028,295,610 | $334,397 |
| Top 7% | 86% | 10,565 | $3,095,236,688 | $292,971 |
| Top 8% | 88% | 12,075 | $3,148,821,822 | $260,772 |
| Top 9% | 89% | 13,584 | $3,192,959,551 | $235,053 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 15,093 | $3,230,359,706 | $214,030 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 16,603 | $3,262,628,409 | $196,508 |
| Top 12% | 92% | 18,112 | $3,290,644,463 | $181,683 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 19,621 | $3,315,174,905 | $168,961 |
| Top 14% | 93% | 21,131 | $3,336,892,716 | $157,915 |
| Top 15% | 94% | 22,640 | $3,356,274,137 | $148,245 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 24,150 | $3,373,693,210 | $139,697 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 25,659 | $3,389,460,417 | $132,096 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 27,168 | $3,403,800,662 | $125,287 |
| Top 19% | 95% | 28,678 | $3,416,892,017 | $119,147 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 30,187 | $3,428,855,088 | $113,587 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 120,751 | $156,579,812 | $1,297 |
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