Commodity subsidies in 4th District of Kansas (Rep. Ron Estes) totaled $747 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 74 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 157 | $163,435,631 | $1,040,991 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 315 | $260,756,637 | $827,799 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 472 | $330,335,297 | $699,863 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 630 | $383,476,916 | $608,694 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 788 | $424,870,293 | $539,176 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 945 | $458,433,987 | $485,115 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 1,103 | $487,008,873 | $441,531 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 1,260 | $511,368,393 | $405,848 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 1,418 | $532,085,815 | $375,237 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 1,576 | $549,941,601 | $348,948 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 1,733 | $565,583,816 | $326,361 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 1,891 | $579,471,342 | $306,436 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 2,048 | $591,724,033 | $288,928 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 2,206 | $602,673,880 | $273,198 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 2,364 | $612,507,023 | $259,098 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 2,521 | $621,421,868 | $246,498 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 2,679 | $629,610,660 | $235,017 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 2,836 | $637,004,661 | $224,614 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 2,994 | $643,809,064 | $215,033 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 3,152 | $650,096,414 | $206,249 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 12,608 | $96,963,206 | $7,691 |
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