Commodity subsidies in Durham County, North Carolina totaled $5.3 million 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% | 29% | 4 | $1,544,971 | $386,243 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 9 | $2,627,366 | $291,930 |
| Top 3% | 63% | 14 | $3,310,722 | $236,480 |
| Top 4% | 70% | 18 | $3,681,572 | $204,532 |
| Top 5% | 75% | 23 | $3,962,690 | $172,291 |
| Top 6% | 79% | 28 | $4,158,894 | $148,532 |
| Top 7% | 82% | 33 | $4,316,765 | $130,811 |
| Top 8% | 84% | 37 | $4,408,047 | $119,136 |
| Top 9% | 85% | 42 | $4,494,939 | $107,022 |
| Top 10% | 87% | 47 | $4,572,589 | $97,289 |
| Top 11% | 88% | 52 | $4,638,558 | $89,203 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 56 | $4,682,912 | $83,623 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 61 | $4,730,903 | $77,556 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 66 | $4,774,981 | $72,348 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 70 | $4,805,514 | $68,650 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 75 | $4,840,821 | $64,544 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 80 | $4,871,792 | $60,897 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 85 | $4,899,315 | $57,639 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 89 | $4,919,809 | $55,279 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 94 | $4,943,058 | $52,586 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 379 | $321,562 | $848 |
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