Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $2.3 billion in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 74 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 657 | $529,459,932 | $805,875 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 1,314 | $684,347,571 | $520,812 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 1,972 | $797,559,164 | $404,442 |
| Top 4% | 54% | 2,629 | $888,246,192 | $337,865 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 3,287 | $964,480,571 | $293,423 |
| Top 6% | 62% | 3,944 | $1,029,766,958 | $261,097 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 4,602 | $1,085,687,043 | $235,916 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 5,259 | $1,133,793,453 | $215,591 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 5,917 | $1,175,567,902 | $198,676 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 6,574 | $1,212,350,446 | $184,416 |
| Top 11% | 76% | 7,232 | $1,245,027,847 | $172,155 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 7,889 | $1,274,220,007 | $161,519 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 8,547 | $1,300,543,807 | $152,164 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 9,204 | $1,324,323,079 | $143,886 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 9,862 | $1,345,872,380 | $136,471 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 10,519 | $1,365,310,955 | $129,795 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 11,176 | $1,383,028,265 | $123,750 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 11,834 | $1,399,303,082 | $118,244 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 12,491 | $1,414,260,477 | $113,222 |
| Top 20% | 87% | 13,149 | $1,428,151,464 | $108,613 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 13% | 52,598 | $220,709,269 | $4,196 |
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