Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $3.3 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 29% | 928 | $757,314,556 | $816,072 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 1,856 | $1,024,652,724 | $552,076 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 2,785 | $1,216,673,952 | $436,867 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 3,713 | $1,367,316,035 | $368,251 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 4,642 | $1,491,462,719 | $321,297 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 5,570 | $1,595,935,961 | $286,524 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 6,499 | $1,685,800,976 | $259,394 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 7,427 | $1,763,265,704 | $237,413 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 8,356 | $1,830,605,598 | $219,077 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 9,284 | $1,889,894,647 | $203,565 |
| Top 11% | 73% | 10,212 | $1,942,287,958 | $190,197 |
| Top 12% | 75% | 11,141 | $1,988,879,052 | $178,519 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 12,069 | $2,030,775,964 | $168,264 |
| Top 14% | 78% | 12,998 | $2,068,723,256 | $159,157 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 13,926 | $2,103,198,821 | $151,027 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 14,855 | $2,134,858,447 | $143,713 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 15,783 | $2,163,870,582 | $137,101 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 16,712 | $2,190,581,484 | $131,078 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 17,640 | $2,215,292,017 | $125,583 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 18,569 | $2,238,222,121 | $120,535 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 74,276 | $416,137,929 | $5,603 |
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