Commodity subsidies in Pender County, North Carolina totaled $31.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 90 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 36% | 12 | $11,034,799 | $919,567 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 25 | $16,863,302 | $674,532 |
| Top 3% | 66% | 38 | $20,600,146 | $542,109 |
| Top 4% | 73% | 50 | $22,741,107 | $454,822 |
| Top 5% | 78% | 63 | $24,173,339 | $383,704 |
| Top 6% | 81% | 76 | $25,248,001 | $332,211 |
| Top 7% | 84% | 89 | $26,109,979 | $293,371 |
| Top 8% | 86% | 101 | $26,757,981 | $264,931 |
| Top 9% | 88% | 114 | $27,327,344 | $239,714 |
| Top 10% | 90% | 127 | $27,793,680 | $218,848 |
| Top 11% | 91% | 140 | $28,195,342 | $201,395 |
| Top 12% | 92% | 152 | $28,507,401 | $187,549 |
| Top 13% | 93% | 165 | $28,789,971 | $174,485 |
| Top 14% | 94% | 178 | $29,034,741 | $163,117 |
| Top 15% | 94% | 191 | $29,249,804 | $153,140 |
| Top 16% | 95% | 203 | $29,421,335 | $144,933 |
| Top 17% | 95% | 216 | $29,582,810 | $136,957 |
| Top 18% | 96% | 229 | $29,716,513 | $129,766 |
| Top 19% | 96% | 242 | $29,838,500 | $123,300 |
| Top 20% | 96% | 254 | $29,940,351 | $117,875 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 4% | 1,020 | $1,108,604 | $1,087 |
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