Commodity subsidies in Cleveland County, North Carolina totaled $20.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 80 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 8 | $6,782,207 | $847,776 |
| Top 2% | 48% | 16 | $9,578,012 | $598,626 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 24 | $11,192,308 | $466,346 |
| Top 4% | 62% | 32 | $12,311,473 | $384,734 |
| Top 5% | 66% | 40 | $13,163,826 | $329,096 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 48 | $13,918,711 | $289,973 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 56 | $14,578,541 | $260,331 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 65 | $15,186,194 | $233,634 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 73 | $15,636,426 | $214,198 |
| Top 10% | 80% | 81 | $15,998,855 | $197,517 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 89 | $16,316,717 | $183,334 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 97 | $16,609,006 | $171,227 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 105 | $16,880,648 | $160,768 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 113 | $17,122,358 | $151,525 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 122 | $17,364,073 | $142,328 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 130 | $17,556,457 | $135,050 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 138 | $17,727,572 | $128,461 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 146 | $17,886,541 | $122,511 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 154 | $18,028,716 | $117,070 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 162 | $18,159,565 | $112,096 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 652 | $1,800,427 | $2,761 |
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