Commodity subsidies in North Carolina totaled $4.1 billion from 1995-2017.
From 1995 to 2017, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 93 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2017 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 49% | 1,434 | $2,004,209,916 | $1,397,636 |
| Top 2% | 66% | 2,868 | $2,707,865,543 | $944,165 |
| Top 3% | 75% | 4,302 | $3,098,948,814 | $720,351 |
| Top 4% | 81% | 5,736 | $3,341,112,361 | $582,481 |
| Top 5% | 85% | 7,171 | $3,502,299,254 | $488,398 |
| Top 6% | 88% | 8,605 | $3,614,267,125 | $420,019 |
| Top 7% | 90% | 10,039 | $3,696,550,978 | $368,219 |
| Top 8% | 91% | 11,473 | $3,758,279,752 | $327,576 |
| Top 9% | 92% | 12,908 | $3,806,418,065 | $294,888 |
| Top 10% | 93% | 14,342 | $3,845,042,563 | $268,097 |
| Top 11% | 94% | 15,776 | $3,876,467,109 | $245,719 |
| Top 12% | 95% | 17,210 | $3,902,488,043 | $226,757 |
| Top 13% | 95% | 18,645 | $3,924,390,517 | $210,480 |
| Top 14% | 96% | 20,079 | $3,943,074,024 | $196,378 |
| Top 15% | 96% | 21,513 | $3,959,341,914 | $184,044 |
| Top 16% | 97% | 22,947 | $3,973,399,523 | $173,156 |
| Top 17% | 97% | 24,382 | $3,985,676,161 | $163,468 |
| Top 18% | 97% | 25,816 | $3,996,483,127 | $154,806 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 27,250 | $4,006,074,182 | $147,012 |
| Top 20% | 98% | 28,684 | $4,014,627,354 | $139,961 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 3% | 114,740 | $102,776,307 | $896 |
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