Commodity subsidies in North Carolina totaled $4.0 billion from 1995-2016.
From 1995 to 2016, 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 1995-2016 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 49% | 1,429 | $1,951,875,584 | $1,365,903 |
| Top 2% | 66% | 2,859 | $2,637,402,765 | $922,491 |
| Top 3% | 75% | 4,289 | $3,017,232,985 | $703,482 |
| Top 4% | 81% | 5,719 | $3,252,555,786 | $568,728 |
| Top 5% | 85% | 7,149 | $3,409,227,651 | $476,882 |
| Top 6% | 88% | 8,579 | $3,518,216,824 | $410,096 |
| Top 7% | 90% | 10,008 | $3,598,401,079 | $359,552 |
| Top 8% | 91% | 11,438 | $3,658,716,182 | $319,874 |
| Top 9% | 92% | 12,868 | $3,705,856,911 | $287,990 |
| Top 10% | 93% | 14,298 | $3,743,637,479 | $261,829 |
| Top 11% | 94% | 15,728 | $3,774,380,113 | $239,978 |
| Top 12% | 95% | 17,158 | $3,799,854,830 | $221,463 |
| Top 13% | 95% | 18,587 | $3,821,257,301 | $205,588 |
| Top 14% | 96% | 20,017 | $3,839,564,867 | $191,815 |
| Top 15% | 96% | 21,447 | $3,855,497,558 | $179,769 |
| Top 16% | 96% | 22,877 | $3,869,262,704 | $169,133 |
| Top 17% | 97% | 24,307 | $3,881,263,938 | $159,677 |
| Top 18% | 97% | 25,737 | $3,891,832,255 | $151,215 |
| Top 19% | 97% | 27,166 | $3,901,200,448 | $143,606 |
| Top 20% | 97% | 28,596 | $3,909,566,633 | $136,717 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 3% | 114,388 | $101,111,909 | $884 |
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