Commodity subsidies in 1st District of North Carolina (Rep. G.K. Butterfield) totaled $1.5 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 92 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 44% | 284 | $653,843,437 | $2,302,266 |
| Top 2% | 61% | 568 | $920,517,594 | $1,620,630 |
| Top 3% | 72% | 852 | $1,077,689,550 | $1,264,894 |
| Top 4% | 78% | 1,136 | $1,178,052,850 | $1,037,018 |
| Top 5% | 83% | 1,420 | $1,243,740,396 | $875,874 |
| Top 6% | 86% | 1,705 | $1,288,151,065 | $755,514 |
| Top 7% | 88% | 1,989 | $1,320,373,697 | $663,838 |
| Top 8% | 90% | 2,273 | $1,345,065,404 | $591,758 |
| Top 9% | 91% | 2,557 | $1,364,780,871 | $533,743 |
| Top 10% | 92% | 2,841 | $1,380,620,759 | $485,963 |
| Top 11% | 93% | 3,125 | $1,393,729,534 | $445,993 |
| Top 12% | 93% | 3,410 | $1,404,677,029 | $411,929 |
| Top 13% | 94% | 3,694 | $1,413,969,216 | $382,775 |
| Top 14% | 95% | 3,978 | $1,421,979,540 | $357,461 |
| Top 15% | 95% | 4,262 | $1,429,049,422 | $335,300 |
| Top 16% | 96% | 4,546 | $1,435,305,674 | $315,729 |
| Top 17% | 96% | 4,830 | $1,440,847,745 | $298,312 |
| Top 18% | 96% | 5,115 | $1,445,801,873 | $282,659 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 5,399 | $1,450,208,215 | $268,607 |
| Top 20% | 97% | 5,683 | $1,454,176,730 | $255,882 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 3% | 22,734 | $48,469,642 | $2,132 |
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