Commodity subsidies in Wilkes County, North Carolina totaled $10.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 4 | $2,637,320 | $659,330 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 9 | $4,107,788 | $456,421 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 14 | $5,141,760 | $367,269 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 19 | $5,810,393 | $305,810 |
| Top 5% | 61% | 24 | $6,300,150 | $262,506 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 29 | $6,695,960 | $230,895 |
| Top 7% | 68% | 34 | $7,024,792 | $206,612 |
| Top 8% | 71% | 39 | $7,330,734 | $187,968 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 44 | $7,600,877 | $172,747 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 49 | $7,826,893 | $159,733 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 54 | $8,022,332 | $148,562 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 59 | $8,195,577 | $138,908 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 64 | $8,344,599 | $130,384 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 69 | $8,480,816 | $122,910 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 74 | $8,599,634 | $116,211 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 79 | $8,711,794 | $110,276 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 83 | $8,796,244 | $105,979 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 88 | $8,896,629 | $101,098 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 93 | $8,986,467 | $96,629 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 98 | $9,066,750 | $92,518 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 396 | $1,314,962 | $3,321 |
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