Commodity subsidies in 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) totaled $528 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 24% | 40 | $124,361,820 | $3,109,046 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 81 | $185,176,877 | $2,286,134 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 122 | $228,386,762 | $1,872,023 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 163 | $264,433,840 | $1,622,294 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 203 | $294,886,960 | $1,452,645 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 244 | $322,364,717 | $1,321,167 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 285 | $345,857,183 | $1,213,534 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 326 | $366,043,170 | $1,122,832 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 367 | $383,640,450 | $1,045,342 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 407 | $398,633,444 | $979,443 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 448 | $411,885,548 | $919,387 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 489 | $423,467,821 | $865,987 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 530 | $433,394,660 | $817,726 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 570 | $441,911,105 | $775,283 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 611 | $449,668,417 | $735,955 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 652 | $456,401,285 | $700,002 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 693 | $462,273,575 | $667,061 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 734 | $467,557,349 | $636,999 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 774 | $472,149,826 | $610,013 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 815 | $476,413,722 | $584,557 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 3,263 | $51,779,512 | $15,869 |
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