Cotton Ginning Program payments in California totaled $15.6 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Cotton Ginning Program payment recipients were paid 43 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% | 6 | $1,348,228 | $224,705 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 13 | $2,334,954 | $179,612 |
| Top 3% | 20% | 20 | $3,095,451 | $154,773 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 27 | $3,735,950 | $138,369 |
| Top 5% | 28% | 34 | $4,304,824 | $126,612 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 41 | $4,852,640 | $118,357 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 48 | $5,362,231 | $111,713 |
| Top 8% | 37% | 55 | $5,820,685 | $105,831 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 62 | $6,243,125 | $100,696 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 69 | $6,649,293 | $96,367 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 76 | $7,034,794 | $92,563 |
| Top 12% | 47% | 82 | $7,348,052 | $89,610 |
| Top 13% | 49% | 89 | $7,699,021 | $86,506 |
| Top 14% | 51% | 96 | $8,033,837 | $83,686 |
| Top 15% | 53% | 103 | $8,349,251 | $81,061 |
| Top 16% | 55% | 110 | $8,654,119 | $78,674 |
| Top 17% | 57% | 117 | $8,951,517 | $76,509 |
| Top 18% | 59% | 124 | $9,240,064 | $74,517 |
| Top 19% | 61% | 131 | $9,518,047 | $72,657 |
| Top 20% | 63% | 138 | $9,783,699 | $70,896 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 37% | 553 | $5,832,144 | $10,546 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
