Commodity subsidies in Richmond County, Virginia totaled $19.3 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 77 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 18% | 3 | $3,522,769 | $1,174,256 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 7 | $6,744,930 | $963,561 |
| Top 3% | 45% | 11 | $8,679,435 | $789,040 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 15 | $10,272,676 | $684,845 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 18 | $11,231,163 | $623,953 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 22 | $12,233,297 | $556,059 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 26 | $13,111,582 | $504,292 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 30 | $13,862,736 | $462,091 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 33 | $14,384,044 | $435,880 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 37 | $14,950,285 | $404,062 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 41 | $15,403,758 | $375,701 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 45 | $15,774,332 | $350,541 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 48 | $16,027,318 | $333,902 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 52 | $16,335,668 | $314,147 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 56 | $16,622,148 | $296,824 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 60 | $16,847,367 | $280,789 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 63 | $17,000,364 | $269,847 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 67 | $17,188,149 | $256,540 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 71 | $17,362,522 | $244,543 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 75 | $17,521,485 | $233,620 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 300 | $1,775,577 | $5,919 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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