Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $44.5 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 3,282 | $9,098,781,862 | $2,772,328 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 6,564 | $13,531,098,071 | $2,061,410 |
| Top 3% | 50% | 9,846 | $16,677,934,238 | $1,693,879 |
| Top 4% | 57% | 13,128 | $19,049,661,751 | $1,451,071 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 16,410 | $20,895,837,373 | $1,273,360 |
| Top 6% | 68% | 19,693 | $22,375,690,410 | $1,136,226 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 22,975 | $23,585,602,544 | $1,026,577 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 26,257 | $24,593,327,666 | $936,639 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 29,539 | $25,444,928,646 | $861,401 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 32,821 | $26,171,345,383 | $797,396 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 36,103 | $26,797,852,302 | $742,261 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 39,386 | $27,344,782,779 | $694,277 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 42,668 | $27,825,317,888 | $652,136 |
| Top 14% | 85% | 45,950 | $28,251,298,954 | $614,827 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 49,232 | $28,631,042,217 | $581,554 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 52,514 | $28,972,418,939 | $551,708 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 55,796 | $29,281,839,361 | $524,802 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 59,079 | $29,562,379,595 | $500,387 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 62,361 | $29,817,670,194 | $478,146 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 65,643 | $30,050,759,701 | $457,791 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 262,574 | $3,089,838,078 | $11,767 |
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