Commodity Certificates payments in US Cotton Growers Association totaled $191 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 44 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 10% | 15 | $19,646,732 | $1,309,782 |
| Top 2% | 17% | 30 | $31,992,225 | $1,066,407 |
| Top 3% | 21% | 45 | $40,912,338 | $909,163 |
| Top 4% | 26% | 60 | $48,883,142 | $814,719 |
| Top 5% | 29% | 75 | $55,863,019 | $744,840 |
| Top 6% | 33% | 90 | $62,308,886 | $692,321 |
| Top 7% | 36% | 105 | $68,322,488 | $650,690 |
| Top 8% | 39% | 120 | $74,023,617 | $616,863 |
| Top 9% | 42% | 135 | $79,499,313 | $588,884 |
| Top 10% | 44% | 151 | $85,114,264 | $563,671 |
| Top 11% | 47% | 166 | $90,050,248 | $542,471 |
| Top 12% | 50% | 181 | $94,744,494 | $523,450 |
| Top 13% | 52% | 196 | $99,275,254 | $506,506 |
| Top 14% | 54% | 211 | $103,558,149 | $490,797 |
| Top 15% | 56% | 226 | $107,535,781 | $475,822 |
| Top 16% | 58% | 241 | $111,355,558 | $462,056 |
| Top 17% | 60% | 256 | $115,016,335 | $449,283 |
| Top 18% | 62% | 271 | $118,541,609 | $437,423 |
| Top 19% | 64% | 286 | $121,888,122 | $426,182 |
| Top 20% | 65% | 302 | $125,238,788 | $414,698 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 35% | 1,208 | $66,154,947 | $54,764 |
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