Livestock Forage Disaster Program payments in Texas totaled $2.2 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Livestock Forage Disaster Program payment recipients were paid 61 percent of Livestock Forage Disaster Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 19% | 732 | $407,135,111 | $556,196 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 1,464 | $610,668,517 | $417,123 |
| Top 3% | 35% | 2,197 | $759,974,994 | $345,915 |
| Top 4% | 41% | 2,929 | $878,990,129 | $300,099 |
| Top 5% | 45% | 3,661 | $977,374,314 | $266,969 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 4,394 | $1,061,912,076 | $241,673 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 5,126 | $1,135,802,533 | $221,577 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 5,858 | $1,201,535,902 | $205,110 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 6,591 | $1,260,430,733 | $191,235 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 7,323 | $1,313,712,873 | $179,395 |
| Top 11% | 63% | 8,055 | $1,362,463,969 | $169,145 |
| Top 12% | 65% | 8,788 | $1,407,273,163 | $160,136 |
| Top 13% | 67% | 9,520 | $1,448,597,669 | $152,164 |
| Top 14% | 69% | 10,252 | $1,486,823,499 | $145,028 |
| Top 15% | 71% | 10,985 | $1,522,479,831 | $138,596 |
| Top 16% | 72% | 11,717 | $1,555,622,087 | $132,766 |
| Top 17% | 74% | 12,449 | $1,586,657,267 | $127,453 |
| Top 18% | 75% | 13,182 | $1,615,799,331 | $122,576 |
| Top 19% | 76% | 13,914 | $1,643,150,169 | $118,093 |
| Top 20% | 77% | 14,647 | $1,668,768,273 | $113,932 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 23% | 58,588 | $486,204,384 | $8,299 |
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