Commodity subsidies in Lamar County, Texas totaled $84.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 20 | $19,433,493 | $971,675 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 41 | $29,549,500 | $720,720 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 62 | $37,314,803 | $601,852 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 82 | $43,060,513 | $525,128 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 103 | $47,643,964 | $462,563 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 124 | $51,442,132 | $414,856 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 145 | $54,647,214 | $376,877 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 165 | $57,224,905 | $346,818 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 186 | $59,522,848 | $320,015 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 207 | $61,429,811 | $296,762 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 228 | $63,102,666 | $276,766 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 248 | $64,507,876 | $260,112 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 269 | $65,853,167 | $244,807 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 290 | $67,058,368 | $231,236 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 310 | $68,106,459 | $219,698 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 331 | $69,121,238 | $208,825 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 352 | $70,045,323 | $198,992 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 373 | $70,881,486 | $190,031 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 393 | $71,611,583 | $182,218 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 414 | $72,320,972 | $174,688 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 1,659 | $12,166,749 | $7,334 |
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