Commodity subsidies in Wythe County, Virginia totaled $18.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 9 | $4,922,657 | $546,962 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 18 | $7,195,446 | $399,747 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 28 | $8,792,733 | $314,026 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 37 | $9,846,840 | $266,131 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 47 | $10,798,288 | $229,751 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 56 | $11,500,247 | $205,362 |
| Top 7% | 67% | 66 | $12,121,899 | $183,665 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 75 | $12,585,075 | $167,801 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 85 | $13,001,106 | $152,954 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 94 | $13,323,609 | $141,741 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 104 | $13,660,162 | $131,348 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 113 | $13,930,028 | $123,275 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 123 | $14,204,941 | $115,487 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 132 | $14,426,735 | $109,293 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 142 | $14,655,402 | $103,207 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 151 | $14,843,902 | $98,304 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 161 | $15,032,166 | $93,367 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 170 | $15,189,355 | $89,349 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 180 | $15,346,115 | $85,256 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 189 | $15,475,390 | $81,880 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 759 | $2,740,561 | $3,611 |
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