Commodity subsidies in Catawba County, North Carolina totaled $10.2 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 83 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 5 | $2,847,926 | $569,585 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 10 | $4,362,543 | $436,254 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 16 | $5,637,754 | $352,360 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 21 | $6,411,319 | $305,301 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 27 | $7,033,330 | $260,494 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 32 | $7,441,081 | $232,534 |
| Top 7% | 77% | 38 | $7,800,128 | $205,267 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 43 | $8,037,432 | $186,917 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 48 | $8,222,583 | $171,304 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 54 | $8,405,910 | $155,665 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 59 | $8,535,675 | $144,672 |
| Top 12% | 85% | 65 | $8,660,609 | $133,240 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 70 | $8,754,507 | $125,064 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 76 | $8,859,401 | $116,571 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 81 | $8,942,653 | $110,403 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 86 | $9,021,472 | $104,901 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 92 | $9,102,874 | $98,944 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 97 | $9,164,461 | $94,479 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 103 | $9,232,134 | $89,632 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 108 | $9,284,372 | $85,966 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 435 | $868,743 | $1,997 |
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