Commodity Certificates payments in Calcot totaled $395 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 51 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 16 | $48,193,162 | $3,012,073 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 33 | $80,196,560 | $2,430,199 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 50 | $104,830,179 | $2,096,604 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 67 | $124,881,673 | $1,863,906 |
| Top 5% | 36% | 84 | $141,339,401 | $1,682,612 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 101 | $156,031,284 | $1,544,864 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 118 | $169,570,749 | $1,437,040 |
| Top 8% | 46% | 135 | $182,117,981 | $1,349,022 |
| Top 9% | 49% | 151 | $192,863,134 | $1,277,239 |
| Top 10% | 51% | 168 | $203,245,014 | $1,209,792 |
| Top 11% | 54% | 185 | $212,880,398 | $1,150,705 |
| Top 12% | 56% | 202 | $222,054,308 | $1,099,279 |
| Top 13% | 58% | 219 | $230,627,482 | $1,053,094 |
| Top 14% | 60% | 236 | $238,703,191 | $1,011,454 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 253 | $246,265,967 | $973,383 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 270 | $253,463,803 | $938,755 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 286 | $259,762,224 | $908,260 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 303 | $266,123,326 | $878,295 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 320 | $271,929,993 | $849,781 |
| Top 20% | 70% | 337 | $277,421,222 | $823,208 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 30% | 1,351 | $117,436,440 | $86,926 |
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