Commodity subsidies in North Carolina totaled $5.1 billion from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%49%1,513$2,506,716,007$1,656,785
Top 2%66%3,027$3,383,020,116$1,117,615
Top 3%75%4,541$3,870,980,966$852,451
Top 4%81%6,055$4,174,220,609$689,384
Top 5%85%7,568$4,375,943,292$578,217
Top 6%88%9,082$4,516,955,813$497,353
Top 7%90%10,596$4,620,081,879$436,021
Top 8%91%12,110$4,697,501,340$387,903
Top 9%92%13,623$4,757,686,549$349,239
Top 10%93%15,137$4,806,063,756$317,504
Top 11%94%16,651$4,845,645,960$291,012
Top 12%95%18,165$4,878,478,832$268,565
Top 13%95%19,678$4,906,098,293$249,319
Top 14%96%21,192$4,929,618,422$232,617
Top 15%96%22,706$4,949,865,281$217,998
Top 16%97%24,220$4,967,656,178$205,106
Top 17%97%25,733$4,983,184,809$193,650
Top 18%97%27,247$4,996,866,333$183,391
Top 19%97%28,761$5,008,988,536$174,159
Top 20%98%30,275$5,019,814,720$165,807
Remaining 80% of recips.2%121,100$127,696,216$1,054
 

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