Total Subsidies payments in Louisiana totaled $8.1 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 83 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 34% | 837 | $2,358,938,828 | $2,818,326 |
| Top 2% | 47% | 1,674 | $3,266,277,268 | $1,951,181 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 2,511 | $3,910,331,890 | $1,557,281 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 3,349 | $4,389,886,342 | $1,310,805 |
| Top 5% | 69% | 4,186 | $4,760,124,082 | $1,137,153 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 5,023 | $5,055,214,549 | $1,006,413 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 5,861 | $5,292,188,163 | $902,950 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 6,698 | $5,485,838,979 | $819,026 |
| Top 9% | 82% | 7,535 | $5,645,607,772 | $749,251 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 8,373 | $5,781,460,304 | $690,489 |
| Top 11% | 85% | 9,210 | $5,897,707,728 | $640,359 |
| Top 12% | 87% | 10,047 | $5,997,993,419 | $596,993 |
| Top 13% | 88% | 10,885 | $6,084,451,777 | $558,976 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 11,722 | $6,159,657,146 | $525,478 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 12,559 | $6,225,757,845 | $495,721 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 13,397 | $6,284,229,083 | $469,077 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 14,234 | $6,335,788,314 | $445,117 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 15,071 | $6,381,917,350 | $423,457 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 15,909 | $6,423,967,424 | $403,795 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 16,746 | $6,461,766,087 | $385,869 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 66,986 | $464,563,240 | $6,935 |
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