Crop Disaster Assistance Program payments in Texas totaled $2.0 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Crop Disaster Assistance Program payment recipients were paid 63 percent of Crop Disaster Assistance Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 872 | $286,682,378 | $328,764 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 1,745 | $470,330,284 | $269,530 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 2,617 | $618,973,759 | $236,520 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 3,490 | $745,124,156 | $213,503 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 4,362 | $853,727,362 | $195,719 |
| Top 6% | 48% | 5,235 | $948,508,343 | $181,186 |
| Top 7% | 52% | 6,107 | $1,032,594,580 | $169,084 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 6,980 | $1,107,282,616 | $158,636 |
| Top 9% | 60% | 7,852 | $1,174,194,313 | $149,541 |
| Top 10% | 63% | 8,725 | $1,234,610,050 | $141,503 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 9,597 | $1,288,941,778 | $134,307 |
| Top 12% | 68% | 10,470 | $1,337,590,558 | $127,755 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 11,342 | $1,381,349,965 | $121,791 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 12,215 | $1,420,914,003 | $116,325 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 13,087 | $1,456,853,536 | $111,321 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 13,960 | $1,489,870,020 | $106,724 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 14,832 | $1,520,039,653 | $102,484 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 15,705 | $1,547,788,396 | $98,554 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 16,577 | $1,573,291,095 | $94,908 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 17,450 | $1,596,807,095 | $91,508 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 69,802 | $372,941,899 | $5,343 |
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