Commodity subsidies in Wirt County, West Virginia totaled $716,289 from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 69 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 1 | $146,270 | $146,270 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 2 | $256,164 | $128,082 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 3 | $298,808 | $99,603 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 5 | $372,778 | $74,556 |
| Top 5% | 55% | 6 | $396,296 | $66,049 |
| Top 6% | 58% | 7 | $418,034 | $59,719 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 9 | $446,513 | $49,613 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 10 | $459,568 | $45,957 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 11 | $472,457 | $42,951 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 13 | $494,515 | $38,040 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 14 | $503,367 | $35,955 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 15 | $512,112 | $34,141 |
| Top 13% | 74% | 17 | $528,605 | $31,094 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 18 | $536,341 | $29,797 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 19 | $543,923 | $28,628 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 20 | $550,467 | $27,523 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 22 | $563,009 | $25,591 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 23 | $568,804 | $24,731 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 24 | $574,520 | $23,938 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 26 | $585,383 | $22,515 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 105 | $130,906 | $1,247 |
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