Commodity subsidies in Wise County, Virginia totaled $793,204 from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 78 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 1 | $272,000 | $272,000 |
| Top 2% | 49% | 2 | $391,473 | $195,737 |
| Top 3% | 59% | 3 | $465,032 | $155,011 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 4 | $492,205 | $123,051 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 5 | $515,772 | $103,154 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 6 | $538,767 | $89,795 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 7 | $559,446 | $79,921 |
| Top 8% | 75% | 9 | $593,596 | $65,955 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 10 | $607,425 | $60,742 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 11 | $619,890 | $56,354 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 12 | $631,787 | $52,649 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 13 | $643,396 | $49,492 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 14 | $652,724 | $46,623 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 15 | $662,013 | $44,134 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 17 | $679,593 | $39,976 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 18 | $687,793 | $38,211 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 19 | $694,914 | $36,574 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 20 | $701,563 | $35,078 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 21 | $707,155 | $33,674 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 22 | $711,943 | $32,361 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 92 | $81,261 | $883 |
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