Direct Payment Program payments in Texas totaled $4.4 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Direct Payment Program payment recipients were paid 72 percent of Direct Payment Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 1,268 | $855,010,596 | $674,299 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 2,537 | $1,311,575,929 | $516,979 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 3,806 | $1,684,256,690 | $442,527 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 5,075 | $1,997,730,897 | $393,642 |
| Top 5% | 52% | 6,344 | $2,267,528,228 | $357,429 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 7,613 | $2,500,529,644 | $328,455 |
| Top 7% | 62% | 8,882 | $2,700,848,468 | $304,081 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 10,150 | $2,873,673,796 | $283,121 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 11,419 | $3,023,499,063 | $264,778 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 12,688 | $3,152,478,232 | $248,461 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 13,957 | $3,263,794,726 | $233,846 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 15,226 | $3,361,181,388 | $220,753 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 16,495 | $3,446,634,724 | $208,950 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 17,764 | $3,521,730,480 | $198,251 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 19,032 | $3,588,097,925 | $188,530 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 20,301 | $3,647,147,874 | $179,654 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 21,570 | $3,700,003,540 | $171,535 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 22,839 | $3,747,485,993 | $164,083 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 24,108 | $3,790,353,909 | $157,224 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 25,377 | $3,829,259,126 | $150,895 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 101,509 | $526,583,257 | $5,188 |
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