Commodity Certificates payments in 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) totaled $120 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 55 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 10 | $13,268,694 | $1,326,869 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 20 | $22,874,616 | $1,143,731 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 30 | $30,811,735 | $1,027,058 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 41 | $38,320,252 | $934,640 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 51 | $44,188,980 | $866,451 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 61 | $49,357,122 | $809,133 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 72 | $54,457,462 | $756,354 |
| Top 8% | 49% | 82 | $58,690,596 | $715,739 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 92 | $62,577,684 | $680,192 |
| Top 10% | 55% | 103 | $66,404,208 | $644,701 |
| Top 11% | 58% | 113 | $69,663,050 | $616,487 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 123 | $72,663,122 | $590,757 |
| Top 13% | 63% | 134 | $75,578,481 | $564,019 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 144 | $78,029,354 | $541,871 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 154 | $80,273,244 | $521,255 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 165 | $82,559,988 | $500,364 |
| Top 17% | 71% | 175 | $84,490,965 | $482,806 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 185 | $86,321,231 | $466,601 |
| Top 19% | 74% | 196 | $88,171,680 | $449,856 |
| Top 20% | 75% | 206 | $89,766,890 | $435,762 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 25% | 827 | $29,957,372 | $36,224 |
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