Commodity subsidies in Haywood County, North Carolina totaled $8.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 90 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 59% | 18 | $5,010,775 | $278,376 |
| Top 2% | 70% | 36 | $5,942,000 | $165,056 |
| Top 3% | 76% | 55 | $6,471,497 | $117,664 |
| Top 4% | 80% | 73 | $6,785,675 | $92,954 |
| Top 5% | 82% | 92 | $7,029,350 | $76,406 |
| Top 6% | 85% | 110 | $7,211,148 | $65,556 |
| Top 7% | 86% | 128 | $7,355,715 | $57,467 |
| Top 8% | 88% | 147 | $7,493,710 | $50,978 |
| Top 9% | 89% | 165 | $7,606,114 | $46,098 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 184 | $7,709,694 | $41,901 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 202 | $7,793,336 | $38,581 |
| Top 12% | 92% | 221 | $7,869,676 | $35,609 |
| Top 13% | 93% | 239 | $7,930,824 | $33,183 |
| Top 14% | 94% | 257 | $7,985,103 | $31,070 |
| Top 15% | 94% | 276 | $8,036,243 | $29,117 |
| Top 16% | 95% | 294 | $8,079,442 | $27,481 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 313 | $8,119,843 | $25,942 |
| Top 18% | 96% | 331 | $8,152,693 | $24,630 |
| Top 19% | 96% | 349 | $8,179,857 | $23,438 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 368 | $8,204,897 | $22,296 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 1,474 | $324,384 | $220 |
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