Total Subsidies payments in 3rd District of Louisiana (Rep. Clay Higgins) totaled $20.3 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 44% | 25 | $8,893,531 | $355,741 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 51 | $10,871,652 | $213,170 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 76 | $12,270,778 | $161,458 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 102 | $13,392,924 | $131,303 |
| Top 5% | 70% | 127 | $14,163,200 | $111,521 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 153 | $14,809,149 | $96,792 |
| Top 7% | 75% | 178 | $15,294,202 | $85,922 |
| Top 8% | 77% | 204 | $15,725,140 | $77,084 |
| Top 9% | 79% | 229 | $16,071,548 | $70,181 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 255 | $16,383,485 | $64,249 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 280 | $16,657,407 | $59,491 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 306 | $16,913,140 | $55,272 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 331 | $17,129,872 | $51,752 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 357 | $17,334,799 | $48,557 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 382 | $17,515,954 | $45,853 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 408 | $17,688,270 | $43,354 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 434 | $17,846,656 | $41,121 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 459 | $17,989,057 | $39,192 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 485 | $18,124,435 | $37,370 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 510 | $18,243,109 | $35,771 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 2,043 | $2,059,037 | $1,008 |
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