Cotton Ginning Program payments in 1st District of Florida (Rep. Matt Gaetz) totaled $2.1 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Cotton Ginning Program payment recipients were paid 35 percent of Cotton Ginning Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 4% | 1 | $87,006 | $87,006 |
| Top 2% | 7% | 2 | $154,508 | $77,254 |
| Top 3% | 13% | 4 | $277,343 | $69,336 |
| Top 4% | 16% | 5 | $334,676 | $66,935 |
| Top 5% | 21% | 7 | $431,028 | $61,575 |
| Top 6% | 23% | 8 | $475,572 | $59,447 |
| Top 7% | 27% | 10 | $562,468 | $56,247 |
| Top 8% | 29% | 11 | $603,462 | $54,860 |
| Top 9% | 31% | 12 | $643,646 | $53,637 |
| Top 10% | 35% | 14 | $719,851 | $51,418 |
| Top 11% | 36% | 15 | $757,731 | $50,515 |
| Top 12% | 40% | 17 | $830,439 | $48,849 |
| Top 13% | 42% | 18 | $865,026 | $48,057 |
| Top 14% | 45% | 20 | $930,978 | $46,549 |
| Top 15% | 46% | 21 | $962,416 | $45,829 |
| Top 16% | 49% | 23 | $1,021,256 | $44,402 |
| Top 17% | 50% | 24 | $1,049,239 | $43,718 |
| Top 18% | 52% | 25 | $1,076,051 | $43,042 |
| Top 19% | 54% | 27 | $1,126,960 | $41,739 |
| Top 20% | 55% | 28 | $1,150,900 | $41,104 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 45% | 116 | $930,629 | $8,023 |
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