Commodity subsidies in Westmoreland County, Virginia totaled $27.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 3 | $4,206,734 | $1,402,245 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 7 | $8,111,099 | $1,158,728 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 11 | $10,910,694 | $991,881 |
| Top 4% | 49% | 15 | $13,263,972 | $884,265 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 19 | $15,221,465 | $801,130 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 22 | $16,289,017 | $740,410 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 26 | $17,379,830 | $668,455 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 30 | $18,352,233 | $611,741 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 34 | $19,216,027 | $565,177 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 38 | $19,989,067 | $526,028 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 42 | $20,691,857 | $492,663 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 45 | $21,112,553 | $469,168 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 49 | $21,601,765 | $440,852 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 53 | $22,064,445 | $416,310 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 57 | $22,480,326 | $394,392 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 61 | $22,872,235 | $374,955 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 64 | $23,155,263 | $361,801 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 68 | $23,519,643 | $345,877 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 72 | $23,859,593 | $331,383 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 76 | $24,141,716 | $317,654 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 306 | $3,155,441 | $10,312 |
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