Cotton Ginning Program payments in South Carolina totaled $14.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Cotton Ginning Program payment recipients were paid 38 percent of Cotton Ginning Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 7 | $889,585 | $127,084 |
| Top 2% | 12% | 15 | $1,665,695 | $111,046 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 23 | $2,317,043 | $100,741 |
| Top 4% | 20% | 31 | $2,883,247 | $93,008 |
| Top 5% | 24% | 39 | $3,403,274 | $87,263 |
| Top 6% | 27% | 47 | $3,883,879 | $82,636 |
| Top 7% | 30% | 55 | $4,335,911 | $78,835 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 63 | $4,757,466 | $75,515 |
| Top 9% | 36% | 71 | $5,154,678 | $72,601 |
| Top 10% | 38% | 79 | $5,533,070 | $70,039 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 87 | $5,895,900 | $67,769 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 95 | $6,241,298 | $65,698 |
| Top 13% | 45% | 103 | $6,569,352 | $63,780 |
| Top 14% | 48% | 111 | $6,888,990 | $62,063 |
| Top 15% | 50% | 119 | $7,198,879 | $60,495 |
| Top 16% | 52% | 127 | $7,492,275 | $58,994 |
| Top 17% | 54% | 135 | $7,778,730 | $57,620 |
| Top 18% | 56% | 143 | $8,056,183 | $56,337 |
| Top 19% | 57% | 151 | $8,320,318 | $55,101 |
| Top 20% | 59% | 159 | $8,573,115 | $53,919 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 41% | 636 | $5,902,654 | $9,281 |
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