Commodity subsidies in North Carolina totaled $4.3 billion from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, 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 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 49% | 1,443 | $2,076,031,891 | $1,438,692 |
| Top 2% | 66% | 2,887 | $2,803,769,476 | $971,171 |
| Top 3% | 75% | 4,330 | $3,209,902,102 | $741,317 |
| Top 4% | 81% | 5,774 | $3,461,298,237 | $599,463 |
| Top 5% | 85% | 7,218 | $3,628,355,728 | $502,682 |
| Top 6% | 88% | 8,661 | $3,744,528,626 | $432,344 |
| Top 7% | 90% | 10,105 | $3,829,634,071 | $378,984 |
| Top 8% | 91% | 11,549 | $3,893,555,924 | $337,134 |
| Top 9% | 92% | 12,992 | $3,943,452,636 | $303,529 |
| Top 10% | 93% | 14,436 | $3,983,482,458 | $275,941 |
| Top 11% | 94% | 15,880 | $4,016,117,034 | $252,904 |
| Top 12% | 95% | 17,323 | $4,043,138,194 | $233,397 |
| Top 13% | 95% | 18,767 | $4,065,843,242 | $216,649 |
| Top 14% | 96% | 20,211 | $4,085,209,887 | $202,128 |
| Top 15% | 96% | 21,654 | $4,102,067,820 | $189,437 |
| Top 16% | 97% | 23,098 | $4,116,695,485 | $178,227 |
| Top 17% | 97% | 24,542 | $4,129,477,826 | $168,262 |
| Top 18% | 97% | 25,985 | $4,140,708,083 | $159,350 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 27,429 | $4,150,677,602 | $151,324 |
| Top 20% | 98% | 28,873 | $4,159,561,082 | $144,064 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 2% | 115,493 | $105,447,860 | $913 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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