Commodity subsidies in Halifax County, Virginia totaled $36.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 87 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 35% | 41 | $12,467,961 | $304,097 |
| Top 2% | 52% | 82 | $18,930,906 | $230,865 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 124 | $23,029,088 | $185,718 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 165 | $25,696,908 | $155,739 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 206 | $27,462,057 | $133,311 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 248 | $28,695,598 | $115,708 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 289 | $29,631,597 | $102,531 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 331 | $30,371,118 | $91,756 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 372 | $30,960,814 | $83,228 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 413 | $31,445,413 | $76,139 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 455 | $31,862,494 | $70,027 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 496 | $32,216,838 | $64,953 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 538 | $32,538,933 | $60,481 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 579 | $32,820,861 | $56,685 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 620 | $33,080,478 | $53,356 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 662 | $33,322,142 | $50,336 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 703 | $33,531,942 | $47,698 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 745 | $33,724,951 | $45,268 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 786 | $33,892,776 | $43,121 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 827 | $34,047,812 | $41,170 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 3,312 | $2,037,426 | $615 |
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