Commodity Certificates payments in California totaled $980 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 57 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 46 | $214,101,311 | $4,654,376 |
| Top 2% | 29% | 92 | $283,480,385 | $3,081,309 |
| Top 3% | 34% | 138 | $336,386,712 | $2,437,585 |
| Top 4% | 39% | 184 | $379,839,234 | $2,064,344 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 230 | $417,455,377 | $1,815,023 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 276 | $451,389,597 | $1,635,470 |
| Top 7% | 49% | 322 | $482,133,316 | $1,497,308 |
| Top 8% | 52% | 368 | $509,696,434 | $1,385,045 |
| Top 9% | 55% | 414 | $535,115,881 | $1,292,550 |
| Top 10% | 57% | 460 | $558,693,085 | $1,214,550 |
| Top 11% | 59% | 506 | $580,974,007 | $1,148,170 |
| Top 12% | 61% | 552 | $601,967,343 | $1,090,521 |
| Top 13% | 64% | 599 | $622,191,126 | $1,038,716 |
| Top 14% | 65% | 645 | $640,636,321 | $993,235 |
| Top 15% | 67% | 691 | $657,921,833 | $952,130 |
| Top 16% | 69% | 737 | $673,970,483 | $914,478 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 783 | $689,007,380 | $879,958 |
| Top 18% | 72% | 829 | $703,294,282 | $848,365 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 875 | $716,761,704 | $819,156 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 921 | $729,475,255 | $792,047 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 3,687 | $250,377,108 | $67,908 |
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