Total Subsidies payments in Louisiana totaled $8.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 83 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 865 | $2,463,671,292 | $2,848,175 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 1,731 | $3,419,093,208 | $1,975,213 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 2,597 | $4,093,785,789 | $1,576,352 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 3,463 | $4,594,996,887 | $1,326,883 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 4,329 | $4,983,220,104 | $1,151,125 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 5,195 | $5,291,041,883 | $1,018,487 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 6,061 | $5,537,557,655 | $913,638 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 6,927 | $5,739,188,727 | $828,524 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 7,793 | $5,906,404,771 | $757,912 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 8,659 | $6,048,803,701 | $698,557 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 9,525 | $6,171,068,812 | $647,881 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 10,391 | $6,276,388,712 | $604,022 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 11,257 | $6,367,599,555 | $565,657 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 12,123 | $6,447,209,715 | $531,816 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 12,989 | $6,516,981,575 | $501,731 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 13,855 | $6,578,921,018 | $474,841 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 14,720 | $6,633,698,689 | $450,659 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 15,586 | $6,682,781,735 | $428,768 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 16,452 | $6,727,410,771 | $408,911 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 17,318 | $6,767,742,200 | $390,792 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 69,276 | $499,725,331 | $7,214 |
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