Total Subsidies payments in North Carolina totaled $9.4 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 92 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 48% | 1,710 | $3,189,148,947 | $1,864,999 |
| Top 2% | 65% | 3,420 | $4,315,390,734 | $1,261,810 |
| Top 3% | 74% | 5,130 | $4,945,401,049 | $964,016 |
| Top 4% | 80% | 6,840 | $5,334,762,895 | $779,936 |
| Top 5% | 84% | 8,551 | $5,596,277,813 | $654,459 |
| Top 6% | 87% | 10,261 | $5,781,190,096 | $563,414 |
| Top 7% | 89% | 11,971 | $5,916,667,325 | $494,250 |
| Top 8% | 90% | 13,681 | $6,020,105,666 | $440,034 |
| Top 9% | 91% | 15,392 | $6,103,049,580 | $396,508 |
| Top 10% | 92% | 17,102 | $6,170,630,952 | $360,813 |
| Top 11% | 93% | 18,812 | $6,226,603,544 | $330,991 |
| Top 12% | 94% | 20,522 | $6,273,733,884 | $305,708 |
| Top 13% | 95% | 22,232 | $6,314,159,266 | $284,012 |
| Top 14% | 95% | 23,943 | $6,349,023,706 | $265,172 |
| Top 15% | 95% | 25,653 | $6,379,236,376 | $248,674 |
| Top 16% | 96% | 27,363 | $6,405,722,868 | $234,102 |
| Top 17% | 96% | 29,073 | $6,429,139,988 | $221,138 |
| Top 18% | 97% | 30,784 | $6,450,010,087 | $209,525 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 32,494 | $6,468,687,622 | $199,073 |
| Top 20% | 97% | 34,204 | $6,485,420,563 | $189,610 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 3% | 136,819 | $196,461,485 | $1,436 |
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