Commodity subsidies in Washington totaled $3.6 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 70 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 428 | $775,995,360 | $1,813,073 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 857 | $1,183,654,352 | $1,381,160 |
| Top 3% | 41% | 1,286 | $1,488,460,847 | $1,157,435 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 1,715 | $1,727,579,007 | $1,007,335 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 2,144 | $1,921,359,208 | $896,156 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 2,573 | $2,084,037,356 | $809,964 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 3,002 | $2,222,768,936 | $740,429 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 3,431 | $2,342,303,645 | $682,688 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 3,860 | $2,447,309,024 | $634,018 |
| Top 10% | 70% | 4,289 | $2,540,379,410 | $592,301 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 4,718 | $2,622,944,605 | $555,944 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 5,147 | $2,696,812,815 | $523,958 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 5,576 | $2,763,132,408 | $495,540 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 6,005 | $2,824,146,392 | $470,299 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 6,434 | $2,879,542,675 | $447,551 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 6,863 | $2,930,421,994 | $426,988 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 7,292 | $2,977,026,284 | $408,259 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 7,721 | $3,019,863,382 | $391,123 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 8,150 | $3,059,389,440 | $375,385 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 8,579 | $3,096,317,308 | $360,918 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 34,320 | $542,675,033 | $15,812 |
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