Commodity subsidies in Wirt County, West Virginia totaled $705,768 from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 1 | $146,270 | $146,270 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 2 | $256,164 | $128,082 |
| Top 3% | 42% | 3 | $298,808 | $99,603 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 5 | $372,778 | $74,556 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 6 | $396,296 | $66,049 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 7 | $416,979 | $59,568 |
| Top 7% | 63% | 9 | $444,832 | $49,426 |
| Top 8% | 65% | 10 | $457,721 | $45,772 |
| Top 9% | 67% | 11 | $469,350 | $42,668 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 13 | $490,360 | $37,720 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 14 | $499,212 | $35,658 |
| Top 12% | 72% | 15 | $507,957 | $33,864 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 16 | $516,463 | $32,279 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 18 | $532,186 | $29,566 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 19 | $539,768 | $28,409 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 20 | $546,312 | $27,316 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 22 | $558,532 | $25,388 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 23 | $564,327 | $24,536 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 24 | $570,044 | $23,752 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 26 | $580,907 | $22,343 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 104 | $124,861 | $1,201 |
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