Commodity subsidies in 11th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Conaway) totaled $444 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 78 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 72 | $118,799,479 | $1,649,993 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 145 | $180,710,634 | $1,246,280 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 217 | $221,119,640 | $1,018,985 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 290 | $253,299,821 | $873,448 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 362 | $278,423,154 | $769,125 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 435 | $298,839,822 | $686,988 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 507 | $314,583,212 | $620,480 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 580 | $327,277,428 | $564,271 |
| Top 9% | 76% | 652 | $337,726,221 | $517,985 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 725 | $346,748,800 | $478,274 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 798 | $354,611,917 | $444,376 |
| Top 12% | 81% | 870 | $361,480,615 | $415,495 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 943 | $367,736,007 | $389,964 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 1,015 | $373,293,924 | $367,777 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 1,088 | $378,329,400 | $347,729 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 1,160 | $382,749,262 | $329,956 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 1,233 | $386,782,802 | $313,692 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 1,305 | $390,470,946 | $299,211 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 1,378 | $393,925,531 | $285,868 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 1,451 | $397,098,014 | $273,672 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 5,804 | $46,550,053 | $8,020 |
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