Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $49.7 billion from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 79 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 3,439 | $9,917,499,445 | $2,883,832 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 6,879 | $14,710,663,335 | $2,138,489 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 10,319 | $18,086,411,776 | $1,752,729 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 13,759 | $20,615,765,093 | $1,498,348 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 17,199 | $22,581,150,491 | $1,312,934 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 20,639 | $24,148,427,117 | $1,170,039 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 24,079 | $25,428,959,818 | $1,056,064 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 27,519 | $26,493,204,344 | $962,724 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 30,959 | $27,392,400,817 | $884,796 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 34,399 | $28,159,338,386 | $818,609 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 37,839 | $28,821,273,409 | $761,682 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 41,279 | $29,399,882,683 | $712,224 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 44,719 | $29,908,625,281 | $668,812 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 48,159 | $30,359,834,057 | $630,408 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 51,599 | $30,762,978,289 | $596,193 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 55,039 | $31,126,087,190 | $565,528 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 58,479 | $31,454,564,807 | $537,878 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 61,919 | $31,752,742,330 | $512,811 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 65,359 | $32,024,692,206 | $489,981 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 68,799 | $32,273,143,383 | $469,093 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 275,198 | $3,305,546,770 | $12,012 |
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