Commodity Certificates payments in Plains Cotton Cooperative Association totaled $1.0 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 49 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 96 | $103,853,827 | $1,081,811 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 192 | $170,622,838 | $888,661 |
| Top 3% | 22% | 289 | $228,219,870 | $789,688 |
| Top 4% | 27% | 385 | $278,443,972 | $723,231 |
| Top 5% | 32% | 482 | $323,561,455 | $671,289 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 578 | $364,072,939 | $629,884 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 675 | $401,764,995 | $595,207 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 771 | $436,239,849 | $565,810 |
| Top 9% | 46% | 868 | $468,800,386 | $540,093 |
| Top 10% | 49% | 964 | $499,023,997 | $517,660 |
| Top 11% | 52% | 1,061 | $527,780,448 | $497,437 |
| Top 12% | 55% | 1,157 | $554,417,978 | $479,186 |
| Top 13% | 57% | 1,254 | $579,677,551 | $462,263 |
| Top 14% | 59% | 1,350 | $603,129,153 | $446,762 |
| Top 15% | 62% | 1,447 | $625,575,192 | $432,326 |
| Top 16% | 64% | 1,543 | $646,601,324 | $419,055 |
| Top 17% | 66% | 1,640 | $666,581,405 | $406,452 |
| Top 18% | 67% | 1,736 | $685,406,902 | $394,820 |
| Top 19% | 69% | 1,833 | $703,475,551 | $383,784 |
| Top 20% | 71% | 1,929 | $720,383,686 | $373,449 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 29% | 7,719 | $295,396,164 | $38,269 |
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