Total Subsidies payments in Jim Wells County, Texas totaled $10.2 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 82 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 2 | $1,559,171 | $779,586 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 5 | $3,034,494 | $606,899 |
| Top 3% | 55% | 8 | $3,942,852 | $492,857 |
| Top 4% | 61% | 10 | $4,393,939 | $439,394 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 13 | $4,962,061 | $381,697 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 16 | $5,251,935 | $328,246 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 18 | $5,409,692 | $300,538 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 21 | $5,626,786 | $267,942 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 24 | $5,831,028 | $242,959 |
| Top 10% | 82% | 26 | $5,951,962 | $228,922 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 29 | $6,100,180 | $210,351 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 32 | $6,201,692 | $193,803 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 34 | $6,253,081 | $183,914 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 37 | $6,316,858 | $170,726 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 40 | $6,373,329 | $159,333 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 43 | $6,423,205 | $149,377 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 45 | $6,453,347 | $143,408 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 48 | $6,494,792 | $135,308 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 51 | $6,534,311 | $128,124 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 53 | $6,559,699 | $123,768 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 216 | $668,008 | $3,093 |
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