Commodity subsidies in Watauga County, North Carolina totaled $3.1 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 83 percent of commodity payments.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%38%14$1,194,114$85,294
Top 2%50%28$1,582,312$56,511
Top 3%59%42$1,847,393$43,986
Top 4%66%57$2,073,189$36,372
Top 5%71%71$2,221,967$31,295
Top 6%74%85$2,338,223$27,509
Top 7%77%99$2,419,661$24,441
Top 8%79%114$2,493,215$21,870
Top 9%81%128$2,553,236$19,947
Top 10%83%142$2,606,762$18,357
Top 11%84%156$2,652,919$17,006
Top 12%86%171$2,695,521$15,763
Top 13%87%185$2,729,674$14,755
Top 14%88%199$2,759,406$13,866
Top 15%89%213$2,786,340$13,081
Top 16%89%228$2,812,587$12,336
Top 17%90%242$2,833,588$11,709
Top 18%91%256$2,852,235$11,142
Top 19%91%270$2,868,950$10,626
Top 20%92%285$2,884,935$10,123
Remaining 80% of recips.8%1,140$257,970$226

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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