Commodity subsidies in Forsyth County, North Carolina totaled $9.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 85 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 33% | 7 | $3,200,091 | $457,156 |
| Top 2% | 51% | 14 | $4,974,500 | $355,321 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 21 | $5,965,747 | $284,083 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 28 | $6,557,119 | $234,183 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 35 | $7,020,826 | $200,595 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 42 | $7,395,054 | $176,073 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 49 | $7,698,169 | $157,105 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 57 | $7,984,510 | $140,079 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 64 | $8,199,260 | $128,113 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 71 | $8,373,399 | $117,935 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 78 | $8,522,825 | $109,267 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 85 | $8,654,577 | $101,819 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 92 | $8,763,161 | $95,252 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 99 | $8,853,721 | $89,432 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 107 | $8,936,453 | $83,518 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 114 | $9,000,608 | $78,953 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 121 | $9,060,523 | $74,880 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 128 | $9,116,168 | $71,220 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 135 | $9,165,569 | $67,893 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 142 | $9,211,471 | $64,870 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 572 | $615,410 | $1,076 |
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