Commodity subsidies in Forsyth County, North Carolina totaled $9.7 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 85 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 7 | $3,104,503 | $443,500 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 14 | $4,878,912 | $348,494 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 21 | $5,860,505 | $279,072 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 28 | $6,450,258 | $230,366 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 35 | $6,900,486 | $197,157 |
| Top 6% | 75% | 42 | $7,259,644 | $172,849 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 49 | $7,553,395 | $154,151 |
| Top 8% | 81% | 57 | $7,835,299 | $137,461 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 64 | $8,050,049 | $125,782 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 71 | $8,223,022 | $115,817 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 78 | $8,372,153 | $107,335 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 85 | $8,503,622 | $100,043 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 92 | $8,612,206 | $93,611 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 99 | $8,702,765 | $87,907 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 106 | $8,775,635 | $82,789 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 114 | $8,849,652 | $77,629 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 121 | $8,909,567 | $73,633 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 128 | $8,964,817 | $70,038 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 135 | $9,013,182 | $66,764 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 142 | $9,058,297 | $63,791 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 571 | $611,786 | $1,071 |
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