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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