Commodity Certificates payments in 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G.K. Butterfield) totaled $10.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 54 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 2 | $1,429,138 | $714,569 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 4 | $2,172,150 | $543,038 |
| Top 3% | 26% | 6 | $2,774,066 | $462,344 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 8 | $3,305,526 | $413,191 |
| Top 5% | 37% | 11 | $4,014,656 | $364,969 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 13 | $4,453,077 | $342,544 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 15 | $4,858,076 | $323,872 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 17 | $5,231,937 | $307,761 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 20 | $5,632,591 | $281,630 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 22 | $5,878,726 | $267,215 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 24 | $6,094,958 | $253,957 |
| Top 12% | 58% | 26 | $6,302,279 | $242,395 |
| Top 13% | 60% | 28 | $6,500,419 | $232,158 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 31 | $6,777,144 | $218,618 |
| Top 15% | 64% | 33 | $6,942,974 | $210,393 |
| Top 16% | 66% | 35 | $7,096,657 | $202,762 |
| Top 17% | 67% | 37 | $7,247,807 | $195,887 |
| Top 18% | 69% | 40 | $7,467,327 | $186,683 |
| Top 19% | 70% | 42 | $7,605,268 | $181,078 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 44 | $7,737,690 | $175,857 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 179 | $3,086,276 | $17,242 |
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