Cotton Ginning Program payments in Hockley County, Texas totaled $11.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Cotton Ginning Program payment recipients were paid 57 percent of Cotton Ginning Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 9 | $1,079,199 | $119,911 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 18 | $1,799,199 | $99,956 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 27 | $2,496,900 | $92,478 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 36 | $3,139,045 | $87,196 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 46 | $3,826,564 | $83,186 |
| Top 6% | 39% | 55 | $4,422,512 | $80,409 |
| Top 7% | 44% | 64 | $4,991,305 | $77,989 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 73 | $5,519,791 | $75,614 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 82 | $5,988,887 | $73,035 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 92 | $6,476,477 | $70,396 |
| Top 11% | 60% | 101 | $6,875,799 | $68,077 |
| Top 12% | 63% | 110 | $7,249,136 | $65,901 |
| Top 13% | 66% | 119 | $7,570,662 | $63,619 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 128 | $7,854,146 | $61,361 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 138 | $8,135,158 | $58,950 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 147 | $8,365,950 | $56,911 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 156 | $8,565,317 | $54,906 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 165 | $8,738,831 | $52,963 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 174 | $8,895,922 | $51,126 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 184 | $9,051,281 | $49,192 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 737 | $2,383,538 | $3,234 |
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