Commodity subsidies in 27th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Cloud) totaled $525 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 40 | $123,119,681 | $3,077,992 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 80 | $182,300,524 | $2,278,757 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 121 | $225,675,092 | $1,865,083 |
| Top 4% | 50% | 161 | $260,920,202 | $1,620,622 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 201 | $291,507,165 | $1,450,284 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 242 | $319,094,160 | $1,318,571 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 282 | $342,181,470 | $1,213,409 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 322 | $362,092,913 | $1,124,512 |
| Top 9% | 72% | 363 | $379,887,808 | $1,046,523 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 403 | $394,990,029 | $980,124 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 444 | $408,314,442 | $919,627 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 484 | $419,740,976 | $867,233 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 524 | $429,595,453 | $819,839 |
| Top 14% | 84% | 565 | $438,444,221 | $776,007 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 605 | $446,120,178 | $737,389 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 645 | $452,810,065 | $702,031 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 686 | $458,730,293 | $668,703 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 726 | $463,967,245 | $639,073 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 767 | $468,726,326 | $611,116 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 807 | $472,931,409 | $586,036 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 3,230 | $52,031,143 | $16,109 |
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