Commodity subsidies in Smyth County, Virginia totaled $7.7 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 85 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 14 | $2,652,083 | $189,435 |
| Top 2% | 52% | 29 | $3,966,506 | $136,776 |
| Top 3% | 62% | 43 | $4,750,946 | $110,487 |
| Top 4% | 69% | 58 | $5,276,189 | $90,969 |
| Top 5% | 73% | 72 | $5,613,267 | $77,962 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 87 | $5,892,581 | $67,731 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 102 | $6,116,160 | $59,962 |
| Top 8% | 82% | 116 | $6,285,854 | $54,188 |
| Top 9% | 84% | 131 | $6,434,518 | $49,118 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 145 | $6,556,638 | $45,218 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 160 | $6,671,044 | $41,694 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 174 | $6,759,970 | $38,850 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 189 | $6,843,645 | $36,210 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 204 | $6,916,840 | $33,906 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 218 | $6,975,317 | $31,997 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 233 | $7,032,055 | $30,180 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 247 | $7,079,253 | $28,661 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 262 | $7,126,031 | $27,199 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 277 | $7,168,724 | $25,880 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 291 | $7,205,091 | $24,760 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 1,167 | $491,148 | $421 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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