Commodity subsidies in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $1.6 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 87 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 36% | 229 | $563,744,570 | $2,461,767 |
| Top 2% | 52% | 459 | $810,383,435 | $1,765,541 |
| Top 3% | 63% | 689 | $969,771,003 | $1,407,505 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 918 | $1,081,454,966 | $1,178,056 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 1,148 | $1,163,272,081 | $1,013,303 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 1,378 | $1,222,992,525 | $887,513 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 1,607 | $1,267,308,665 | $788,618 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 1,837 | $1,301,455,231 | $708,468 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 2,067 | $1,328,573,623 | $642,755 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 2,297 | $1,350,834,120 | $588,086 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 2,526 | $1,369,394,930 | $542,120 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 2,756 | $1,385,145,123 | $502,593 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 2,986 | $1,398,857,737 | $468,472 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 3,215 | $1,411,046,740 | $438,895 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 3,445 | $1,421,822,582 | $412,721 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 3,675 | $1,431,407,080 | $389,499 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 3,905 | $1,440,010,793 | $368,761 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 4,134 | $1,447,713,868 | $350,197 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 4,364 | $1,454,715,197 | $333,344 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 4,594 | $1,461,142,934 | $318,055 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 18,377 | $90,608,460 | $4,931 |
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