Total Subsidies payments in 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) totaled $28.7 million in 2019
In 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 85 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 7 | $6,228,315 | $889,759 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 14 | $11,105,083 | $793,220 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 22 | $15,083,730 | $685,624 |
| Top 4% | 60% | 29 | $17,357,476 | $598,534 |
| Top 5% | 67% | 36 | $19,103,872 | $530,663 |
| Top 6% | 72% | 44 | $20,684,287 | $470,097 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 51 | $21,840,205 | $428,239 |
| Top 8% | 80% | 58 | $22,873,031 | $394,363 |
| Top 9% | 83% | 66 | $23,866,059 | $361,607 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 73 | $24,531,177 | $336,044 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 80 | $25,029,039 | $312,863 |
| Top 12% | 89% | 88 | $25,479,004 | $289,534 |
| Top 13% | 90% | 95 | $25,792,854 | $271,504 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 103 | $26,107,884 | $253,475 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 110 | $26,340,239 | $239,457 |
| Top 16% | 92% | 117 | $26,526,564 | $226,723 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 125 | $26,708,645 | $213,669 |
| Top 18% | 93% | 132 | $26,850,742 | $203,415 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 139 | $26,972,171 | $194,044 |
| Top 20% | 94% | 147 | $27,103,047 | $184,374 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 6% | 589 | $1,623,662 | $2,757 |
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