Commodity subsidies in Mecklenburg County, Virginia totaled $30.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, 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 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 43% | 19 | $12,959,351 | $682,071 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 39 | $17,171,414 | $440,293 |
| Top 3% | 66% | 59 | $19,961,520 | $338,331 |
| Top 4% | 73% | 79 | $21,988,973 | $278,341 |
| Top 5% | 78% | 99 | $23,596,519 | $238,349 |
| Top 6% | 82% | 119 | $24,863,981 | $208,941 |
| Top 7% | 85% | 139 | $25,714,878 | $184,999 |
| Top 8% | 87% | 159 | $26,311,363 | $165,480 |
| Top 9% | 88% | 179 | $26,775,943 | $149,586 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 199 | $27,164,780 | $136,506 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 219 | $27,489,696 | $125,524 |
| Top 12% | 92% | 239 | $27,768,033 | $116,184 |
| Top 13% | 92% | 259 | $28,001,432 | $108,114 |
| Top 14% | 93% | 279 | $28,203,902 | $101,089 |
| Top 15% | 94% | 299 | $28,377,043 | $94,907 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 319 | $28,525,688 | $89,422 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 339 | $28,651,510 | $84,518 |
| Top 18% | 95% | 359 | $28,764,912 | $80,125 |
| Top 19% | 95% | 379 | $28,869,920 | $76,174 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 399 | $28,965,288 | $72,595 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 1,600 | $1,341,996 | $839 |
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