Cotton Ginning Program payments in Houston County, Alabama totaled $1.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Cotton Ginning Program payment recipients were paid 35 percent of Cotton Ginning Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 1 | $96,274 | $96,274 |
| Top 2% | 10% | 2 | $151,324 | $75,662 |
| Top 3% | 14% | 3 | $199,348 | $66,449 |
| Top 4% | 17% | 4 | $246,086 | $61,522 |
| Top 5% | 20% | 5 | $292,192 | $58,438 |
| Top 6% | 26% | 7 | $373,683 | $53,383 |
| Top 7% | 28% | 8 | $409,509 | $51,189 |
| Top 8% | 30% | 9 | $445,079 | $49,453 |
| Top 9% | 33% | 10 | $480,649 | $48,065 |
| Top 10% | 35% | 11 | $513,489 | $46,681 |
| Top 11% | 37% | 12 | $542,902 | $45,242 |
| Top 12% | 41% | 14 | $601,106 | $42,936 |
| Top 13% | 43% | 15 | $629,175 | $41,945 |
| Top 14% | 45% | 16 | $656,441 | $41,028 |
| Top 15% | 47% | 17 | $683,478 | $40,205 |
| Top 16% | 49% | 18 | $708,718 | $39,373 |
| Top 17% | 50% | 19 | $731,741 | $38,513 |
| Top 18% | 53% | 21 | $775,470 | $36,927 |
| Top 19% | 54% | 22 | $796,176 | $36,190 |
| Top 20% | 56% | 23 | $816,234 | $35,488 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 44% | 94 | $644,973 | $6,861 |
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