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 | $2,238,488,184 | $1,526,936 |
Top 2% | 66% | 2,932 | $3,022,601,046 | $1,030,901 |
Top 3% | 75% | 4,398 | $3,461,617,419 | $787,089 |
Top 4% | 81% | 5,864 | $3,732,338,646 | $636,483 |
Top 5% | 85% | 7,330 | $3,911,496,405 | $533,628 |
Top 6% | 88% | 8,796 | $4,035,287,287 | $458,764 |
Top 7% | 90% | 10,263 | $4,126,358,655 | $402,062 |
Top 8% | 91% | 11,729 | $4,194,795,558 | $357,643 |
Top 9% | 93% | 13,195 | $4,248,114,276 | $321,949 |
Top 10% | 94% | 14,661 | $4,290,774,287 | $292,666 |
Top 11% | 94% | 16,127 | $4,325,591,284 | $268,220 |
Top 12% | 95% | 17,593 | $4,354,422,318 | $247,509 |
Top 13% | 95% | 19,059 | $4,378,610,299 | $229,740 |
Top 14% | 96% | 20,526 | $4,399,235,941 | $214,325 |
Top 15% | 96% | 21,992 | $4,417,108,444 | $200,851 |
Top 16% | 97% | 23,458 | $4,432,664,622 | $188,962 |
Top 17% | 97% | 24,924 | $4,446,222,604 | $178,391 |
Top 18% | 97% | 26,390 | $4,458,126,706 | $168,932 |
Top 19% | 97% | 27,856 | $4,468,677,351 | $160,421 |
Top 20% | 98% | 29,323 | $4,478,063,131 | $152,715 |
Remaining 80% of recips. | 2% | 117,292 | $111,041,417 | $947 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.