Total Subsidies payments in New Mexico totaled $3.1 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 76 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 286 | $647,220,546 | $2,263,009 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 573 | $957,874,410 | $1,671,683 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 860 | $1,183,317,580 | $1,375,951 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 1,147 | $1,361,374,831 | $1,186,900 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 1,434 | $1,506,278,293 | $1,050,403 |
| Top 6% | 63% | 1,721 | $1,625,072,604 | $944,261 |
| Top 7% | 67% | 2,008 | $1,725,502,590 | $859,314 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 2,294 | $1,811,663,446 | $789,740 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 2,581 | $1,886,213,207 | $730,807 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 2,868 | $1,951,373,981 | $680,395 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 3,155 | $2,008,666,461 | $636,661 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 3,442 | $2,059,380,547 | $598,309 |
| Top 13% | 82% | 3,729 | $2,104,224,222 | $564,286 |
| Top 14% | 83% | 4,016 | $2,144,402,462 | $533,965 |
| Top 15% | 85% | 4,303 | $2,180,612,317 | $506,766 |
| Top 16% | 86% | 4,589 | $2,213,256,095 | $482,296 |
| Top 17% | 87% | 4,876 | $2,242,815,097 | $459,970 |
| Top 18% | 88% | 5,163 | $2,269,675,578 | $439,604 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 5,450 | $2,293,954,364 | $420,909 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 5,737 | $2,315,954,334 | $403,687 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 22,950 | $257,460,153 | $11,218 |
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