Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in Texas totaled $2.8 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payment recipients were paid 77 percent of Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 33% | 731 | $925,857,321 | $1,266,563 |
| Top 2% | 43% | 1,463 | $1,208,243,204 | $825,867 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 2,195 | $1,419,612,409 | $646,748 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 2,927 | $1,587,837,109 | $542,479 |
| Top 5% | 61% | 3,658 | $1,726,064,201 | $471,860 |
| Top 6% | 65% | 4,390 | $1,843,077,971 | $419,836 |
| Top 7% | 69% | 5,122 | $1,942,980,923 | $379,340 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 5,854 | $2,028,834,681 | $346,572 |
| Top 9% | 74% | 6,586 | $2,103,775,523 | $319,431 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 7,317 | $2,169,698,106 | $296,528 |
| Top 11% | 79% | 8,049 | $2,228,268,807 | $276,838 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 8,781 | $2,279,903,484 | $259,641 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 9,513 | $2,325,160,845 | $244,419 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 10,244 | $2,365,213,319 | $230,888 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 10,976 | $2,400,942,342 | $218,745 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 11,708 | $2,432,966,668 | $207,804 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 12,440 | $2,461,834,507 | $197,897 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 13,172 | $2,487,870,639 | $188,876 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 13,903 | $2,511,475,277 | $180,643 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 14,635 | $2,533,026,085 | $173,080 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 58,543 | $301,559,867 | $5,151 |
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