Commodity Certificates payments in South Carolina totaled $13.8 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 64 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 3 | $2,068,794 | $689,598 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 6 | $3,363,922 | $560,654 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 9 | $4,523,785 | $502,643 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 13 | $5,700,231 | $438,479 |
| Top 5% | 47% | 16 | $6,427,612 | $401,726 |
| Top 6% | 51% | 19 | $7,054,833 | $371,307 |
| Top 7% | 55% | 22 | $7,583,401 | $344,700 |
| Top 8% | 59% | 26 | $8,098,153 | $311,467 |
| Top 9% | 61% | 29 | $8,431,121 | $290,728 |
| Top 10% | 64% | 32 | $8,749,048 | $273,408 |
| Top 11% | 66% | 35 | $9,050,772 | $258,593 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 39 | $9,431,755 | $241,840 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 42 | $9,688,659 | $230,682 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 45 | $9,932,577 | $220,724 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 49 | $10,241,592 | $209,012 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 52 | $10,464,979 | $201,250 |
| Top 17% | 78% | 55 | $10,686,773 | $194,305 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 58 | $10,891,532 | $187,785 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 62 | $11,133,069 | $179,566 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 65 | $11,303,882 | $173,906 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 262 | $2,475,000 | $9,447 |
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