Commodity subsidies in Nelson County, Virginia totaled $3.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 81 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 1 | $846,402 | $846,402 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 3 | $1,761,186 | $587,062 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 5 | $2,005,241 | $401,048 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 6 | $2,080,827 | $346,804 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 8 | $2,218,150 | $277,269 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 10 | $2,317,209 | $231,721 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 11 | $2,360,820 | $214,620 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 13 | $2,439,006 | $187,616 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 15 | $2,496,231 | $166,415 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 16 | $2,524,454 | $157,778 |
| Top 11% | 83% | 18 | $2,575,279 | $143,071 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 20 | $2,620,547 | $131,027 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 21 | $2,641,213 | $125,772 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 23 | $2,673,628 | $116,245 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 25 | $2,704,320 | $108,173 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 26 | $2,717,941 | $104,536 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 28 | $2,743,733 | $97,990 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 30 | $2,767,229 | $92,241 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 31 | $2,778,519 | $89,630 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 33 | $2,799,955 | $84,847 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 134 | $310,462 | $2,317 |
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