Cotton Ginning Program payments in North Carolina totaled $23.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Cotton Ginning Program payment recipients were paid 42 percent of Cotton Ginning Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9% | 14 | $2,137,842 | $152,703 |
| Top 2% | 15% | 28 | $3,425,625 | $122,344 |
| Top 3% | 19% | 42 | $4,507,859 | $107,330 |
| Top 4% | 23% | 56 | $5,453,592 | $97,386 |
| Top 5% | 27% | 70 | $6,323,489 | $90,336 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 85 | $7,193,417 | $84,628 |
| Top 7% | 34% | 99 | $7,944,465 | $80,247 |
| Top 8% | 37% | 113 | $8,659,306 | $76,631 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 127 | $9,334,555 | $73,500 |
| Top 10% | 42% | 141 | $9,971,557 | $70,720 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 156 | $10,626,502 | $68,119 |
| Top 12% | 48% | 170 | $11,204,959 | $65,912 |
| Top 13% | 50% | 184 | $11,759,272 | $63,909 |
| Top 14% | 52% | 198 | $12,286,494 | $62,053 |
| Top 15% | 54% | 212 | $12,788,753 | $60,324 |
| Top 16% | 57% | 227 | $13,298,709 | $58,585 |
| Top 17% | 58% | 241 | $13,758,017 | $57,087 |
| Top 18% | 60% | 255 | $14,199,241 | $55,683 |
| Top 19% | 62% | 269 | $14,623,001 | $54,361 |
| Top 20% | 64% | 283 | $15,035,766 | $53,130 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 36% | 1,136 | $8,499,429 | $7,482 |
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