Commodity subsidies in National Quality Cotton Association totaled $40.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 41 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 4 | $2,788,803 | $697,201 |
| Top 2% | 13% | 8 | $5,072,644 | $634,081 |
| Top 3% | 17% | 12 | $6,833,151 | $569,429 |
| Top 4% | 21% | 16 | $8,389,805 | $524,363 |
| Top 5% | 25% | 21 | $10,163,007 | $483,953 |
| Top 6% | 29% | 25 | $11,530,835 | $461,233 |
| Top 7% | 32% | 29 | $12,805,740 | $441,577 |
| Top 8% | 35% | 33 | $14,007,004 | $424,455 |
| Top 9% | 38% | 38 | $15,359,445 | $404,196 |
| Top 10% | 41% | 42 | $16,404,689 | $390,588 |
| Top 11% | 43% | 46 | $17,401,799 | $378,300 |
| Top 12% | 46% | 50 | $18,355,392 | $367,108 |
| Top 13% | 48% | 54 | $19,281,802 | $357,070 |
| Top 14% | 51% | 59 | $20,395,300 | $345,683 |
| Top 15% | 53% | 63 | $21,232,117 | $337,018 |
| Top 16% | 55% | 67 | $22,037,584 | $328,919 |
| Top 17% | 57% | 71 | $22,802,534 | $321,162 |
| Top 18% | 59% | 76 | $23,713,511 | $312,020 |
| Top 19% | 61% | 80 | $24,409,503 | $305,119 |
| Top 20% | 63% | 84 | $25,067,355 | $298,421 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 37% | 339 | $14,989,611 | $44,217 |
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