Commodity Certificates payments in Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Assoc totaled $26.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 54 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 3 | $2,863,406 | $954,469 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 6 | $5,220,665 | $870,111 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 10 | $7,440,758 | $744,076 |
| Top 4% | 32% | 13 | $8,617,154 | $662,858 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 17 | $10,054,969 | $591,469 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 20 | $10,997,403 | $549,870 |
| Top 7% | 45% | 24 | $12,102,233 | $504,260 |
| Top 8% | 48% | 27 | $12,843,741 | $475,694 |
| Top 9% | 52% | 31 | $13,742,283 | $443,299 |
| Top 10% | 54% | 34 | $14,379,371 | $422,923 |
| Top 11% | 57% | 38 | $15,186,919 | $399,656 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 41 | $15,763,424 | $384,474 |
| Top 13% | 62% | 45 | $16,498,152 | $366,626 |
| Top 14% | 64% | 48 | $17,016,464 | $354,510 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 52 | $17,653,828 | $339,497 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 55 | $18,084,948 | $328,817 |
| Top 17% | 70% | 59 | $18,583,550 | $314,975 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 62 | $18,935,291 | $305,408 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 66 | $19,391,516 | $293,811 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 69 | $19,721,509 | $285,819 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 279 | $6,963,122 | $24,957 |
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