Commodity subsidies in North Carolina totaled $4.6 billion from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 94 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 49% | 1,466 | $2,239,614,092 | $1,527,704 |
| Top 2% | 66% | 2,932 | $3,024,071,808 | $1,031,402 |
| Top 3% | 75% | 4,398 | $3,463,275,144 | $787,466 |
| Top 4% | 81% | 5,865 | $3,734,179,811 | $636,689 |
| Top 5% | 85% | 7,331 | $3,913,350,190 | $533,809 |
| Top 6% | 88% | 8,797 | $4,037,195,256 | $458,929 |
| Top 7% | 90% | 10,263 | $4,128,275,301 | $402,248 |
| Top 8% | 91% | 11,730 | $4,196,765,922 | $357,781 |
| Top 9% | 93% | 13,196 | $4,250,078,140 | $322,073 |
| Top 10% | 94% | 14,662 | $4,292,737,803 | $292,780 |
| Top 11% | 94% | 16,128 | $4,327,562,263 | $268,326 |
| Top 12% | 95% | 17,595 | $4,356,418,069 | $247,594 |
| Top 13% | 95% | 19,061 | $4,380,606,911 | $229,820 |
| Top 14% | 96% | 20,527 | $4,401,219,715 | $214,411 |
| Top 15% | 96% | 21,993 | $4,419,093,835 | $200,932 |
| Top 16% | 97% | 23,460 | $4,434,661,427 | $189,031 |
| Top 17% | 97% | 24,926 | $4,448,218,766 | $178,457 |
| Top 18% | 97% | 26,392 | $4,460,122,868 | $168,995 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 27,858 | $4,470,674,088 | $160,481 |
| Top 20% | 98% | 29,325 | $4,480,060,612 | $152,773 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 2% | 117,300 | $111,064,132 | $947 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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