Commodity subsidies in McDowell County, North Carolina totaled $2.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 84 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 1 | $424,981 | $424,981 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 2 | $695,543 | $347,772 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 3 | $951,374 | $317,125 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 4 | $1,142,600 | $285,650 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 6 | $1,374,266 | $229,044 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 7 | $1,472,244 | $210,321 |
| Top 7% | 78% | 8 | $1,559,816 | $194,977 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 9 | $1,589,927 | $176,659 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 10 | $1,619,845 | $161,984 |
| Top 10% | 84% | 12 | $1,671,864 | $139,322 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 13 | $1,695,308 | $130,408 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 14 | $1,717,030 | $122,645 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 15 | $1,738,163 | $115,878 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 16 | $1,757,802 | $109,863 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 18 | $1,786,177 | $99,232 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 19 | $1,797,481 | $94,604 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 20 | $1,807,914 | $90,396 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 21 | $1,817,671 | $86,556 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 22 | $1,826,304 | $83,014 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 24 | $1,842,866 | $76,786 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 96 | $144,686 | $1,507 |
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