Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $2.4 billion in 2023
In 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 65 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 21% | 701 | $214,499,434 | $305,991 |
| Top 2% | 31% | 1,403 | $314,372,170 | $224,071 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 2,104 | $388,558,269 | $184,676 |
| Top 4% | 45% | 2,806 | $447,078,760 | $159,330 |
| Top 5% | 49% | 3,508 | $494,889,623 | $141,075 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 4,209 | $534,984,096 | $127,105 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 4,911 | $569,699,423 | $116,005 |
| Top 8% | 60% | 5,613 | $600,260,832 | $106,941 |
| Top 9% | 63% | 6,314 | $627,314,446 | $99,353 |
| Top 10% | 65% | 7,016 | $651,476,831 | $92,856 |
| Top 11% | 67% | 7,718 | $673,202,707 | $87,225 |
| Top 12% | 69% | 8,419 | $692,873,317 | $82,299 |
| Top 13% | 71% | 9,121 | $710,826,826 | $77,933 |
| Top 14% | 73% | 9,823 | $727,317,896 | $74,042 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 10,524 | $742,511,475 | $70,554 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 11,226 | $756,600,653 | $67,397 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 11,928 | $769,681,495 | $64,527 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 12,629 | $781,845,605 | $61,909 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 13,331 | $793,250,340 | $59,504 |
| Top 20% | 80% | 14,033 | $803,944,150 | $57,290 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 20% | 56,133 | $197,524,549 | $3,519 |
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