Commodity subsidies in Richmond County, North Carolina totaled $10.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 86 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 42% | 5 | $4,276,840 | $855,368 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 10 | $5,361,417 | $536,142 |
| Top 3% | 61% | 15 | $6,214,730 | $414,315 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 20 | $6,849,355 | $342,468 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 25 | $7,368,184 | $294,727 |
| Top 6% | 77% | 30 | $7,798,296 | $259,943 |
| Top 7% | 80% | 35 | $8,130,352 | $232,296 |
| Top 8% | 82% | 40 | $8,362,980 | $209,075 |
| Top 9% | 84% | 45 | $8,557,962 | $190,177 |
| Top 10% | 86% | 51 | $8,746,535 | $171,501 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 56 | $8,882,035 | $158,608 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 61 | $9,005,086 | $147,624 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 66 | $9,115,184 | $138,109 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 71 | $9,211,995 | $129,746 |
| Top 15% | 91% | 76 | $9,293,529 | $122,283 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 81 | $9,367,725 | $115,651 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 86 | $9,428,401 | $109,633 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 91 | $9,481,635 | $104,194 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 97 | $9,539,403 | $98,344 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 102 | $9,583,917 | $93,960 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 409 | $607,495 | $1,485 |
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