Commodity Certificates payments in Signia Cotton Cooperative totaled $8.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 40 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 2 | $593,607 | $296,803 |
| Top 2% | 13% | 4 | $1,120,542 | $280,136 |
| Top 3% | 18% | 6 | $1,521,366 | $253,561 |
| Top 4% | 22% | 8 | $1,882,598 | $235,325 |
| Top 5% | 26% | 10 | $2,203,110 | $220,311 |
| Top 6% | 30% | 12 | $2,483,922 | $206,994 |
| Top 7% | 33% | 14 | $2,742,037 | $195,860 |
| Top 8% | 35% | 16 | $2,984,444 | $186,528 |
| Top 9% | 38% | 18 | $3,207,429 | $178,190 |
| Top 10% | 40% | 20 | $3,396,787 | $169,839 |
| Top 11% | 43% | 22 | $3,579,112 | $162,687 |
| Top 12% | 45% | 24 | $3,755,034 | $156,460 |
| Top 13% | 47% | 26 | $3,925,845 | $150,994 |
| Top 14% | 49% | 28 | $4,085,848 | $145,923 |
| Top 15% | 50% | 30 | $4,237,428 | $141,248 |
| Top 16% | 52% | 32 | $4,375,483 | $136,734 |
| Top 17% | 54% | 34 | $4,504,640 | $132,489 |
| Top 18% | 55% | 36 | $4,627,639 | $128,546 |
| Top 19% | 56% | 38 | $4,743,473 | $124,828 |
| Top 20% | 58% | 40 | $4,855,531 | $121,388 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 42% | 160 | $3,557,056 | $22,232 |
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