Total Subsidies payments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana totaled $41.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 88 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 39% | 16 | $13,442,661 | $840,166 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 33 | $19,759,447 | $598,771 |
| Top 3% | 66% | 50 | $22,882,619 | $457,652 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 67 | $25,060,065 | $374,031 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 83 | $26,630,257 | $320,846 |
| Top 6% | 81% | 100 | $28,007,484 | $280,075 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 117 | $28,886,660 | $246,895 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 134 | $29,549,512 | $220,519 |
| Top 9% | 87% | 151 | $30,074,964 | $199,172 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 167 | $30,493,729 | $182,597 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 184 | $30,880,150 | $167,827 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 201 | $31,218,904 | $155,318 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 218 | $31,512,796 | $144,554 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 234 | $31,752,677 | $135,695 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 251 | $31,967,452 | $127,360 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 268 | $32,171,671 | $120,044 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 285 | $32,375,671 | $113,599 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 302 | $32,577,889 | $107,874 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 318 | $32,753,877 | $103,000 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 335 | $32,918,562 | $98,264 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 1,343 | $1,843,094 | $1,372 |
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