Commodity Certificates payments in Carolinas Cotton Growers Cooperative totaled $204 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 46 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 14 | $20,239,552 | $1,445,682 |
| Top 2% | 16% | 28 | $33,537,644 | $1,197,773 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 42 | $44,353,077 | $1,056,026 |
| Top 4% | 26% | 56 | $53,504,578 | $955,439 |
| Top 5% | 30% | 70 | $61,693,437 | $881,335 |
| Top 6% | 34% | 85 | $69,291,845 | $815,198 |
| Top 7% | 37% | 99 | $75,735,872 | $765,009 |
| Top 8% | 40% | 113 | $81,787,168 | $723,780 |
| Top 9% | 43% | 127 | $87,544,695 | $689,328 |
| Top 10% | 46% | 141 | $93,045,603 | $659,898 |
| Top 11% | 48% | 155 | $98,245,039 | $633,839 |
| Top 12% | 51% | 170 | $103,436,903 | $608,452 |
| Top 13% | 53% | 184 | $107,898,309 | $586,404 |
| Top 14% | 55% | 198 | $112,141,452 | $566,371 |
| Top 15% | 57% | 212 | $116,158,904 | $547,919 |
| Top 16% | 59% | 226 | $119,981,928 | $530,893 |
| Top 17% | 61% | 241 | $123,894,719 | $514,086 |
| Top 18% | 62% | 255 | $127,349,491 | $499,410 |
| Top 19% | 64% | 269 | $130,633,303 | $485,626 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 283 | $133,787,170 | $472,746 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 1,135 | $70,282,611 | $61,923 |
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