Commodity subsidies in Transylvania County, North Carolina totaled $1.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 1 | $304,887 | $304,887 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 3 | $489,799 | $163,266 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 4 | $569,818 | $142,455 |
| Top 4% | 55% | 6 | $652,019 | $108,670 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 7 | $690,559 | $98,651 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 9 | $754,342 | $83,816 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 10 | $781,882 | $78,188 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 12 | $833,083 | $69,424 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 13 | $855,674 | $65,821 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 15 | $898,057 | $59,870 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 16 | $915,279 | $57,205 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 18 | $947,659 | $52,648 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 19 | $963,469 | $50,709 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 21 | $991,556 | $47,217 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 22 | $1,004,191 | $45,645 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 24 | $1,025,601 | $42,733 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 25 | $1,035,003 | $41,400 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 27 | $1,052,906 | $38,997 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 28 | $1,061,063 | $37,895 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 30 | $1,074,447 | $35,815 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 122 | $121,827 | $999 |
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