Total Subsidies payments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana totaled $38.7 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 38% | 16 | $12,712,124 | $794,508 |
| Top 2% | 57% | 33 | $19,002,002 | $575,818 |
| Top 3% | 65% | 49 | $21,971,477 | $448,397 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 66 | $24,134,742 | $365,678 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 83 | $25,785,148 | $310,664 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 99 | $27,015,999 | $272,889 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 116 | $27,893,943 | $240,465 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 132 | $28,527,476 | $216,117 |
| Top 9% | 86% | 149 | $29,048,253 | $194,955 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 166 | $29,482,443 | $177,605 |
| Top 11% | 89% | 182 | $29,840,823 | $163,961 |
| Top 12% | 90% | 199 | $30,171,803 | $151,617 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 216 | $30,460,972 | $141,023 |
| Top 14% | 91% | 232 | $30,692,681 | $132,296 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 249 | $30,901,221 | $124,101 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 265 | $31,093,267 | $117,333 |
| Top 17% | 93% | 282 | $31,297,267 | $110,983 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 299 | $31,497,597 | $105,343 |
| Top 19% | 94% | 315 | $31,666,581 | $100,529 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 332 | $31,827,097 | $95,865 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 1,330 | $1,788,735 | $1,345 |
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