USDA subsidies in Texas totaled $37.1 billion from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 78 percent of all USDA subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%25%3,008$7,085,596,202$2,355,584
Top 2%39%6,016$10,843,142,590$1,802,384
Top 3%48%9,025$13,539,010,317$1,500,167
Top 4%56%12,033$15,585,748,257$1,295,250
Top 5%61%15,042$17,188,656,018$1,142,711
Top 6%66%18,050$18,473,927,928$1,023,486
Top 7%70%21,059$19,531,955,135$927,487
Top 8%73%24,067$20,415,112,953$848,262
Top 9%75%27,075$21,165,070,477$781,720
Top 10%78%30,084$21,807,725,341$724,894
Top 11%80%33,092$22,364,573,306$675,830
Top 12%81%36,101$22,852,239,932$633,009
Top 13%83%39,109$23,282,290,081$595,318
Top 14%84%42,118$23,664,342,641$561,858
Top 15%85%45,126$24,005,322,171$531,962
Top 16%87%48,134$24,312,399,879$505,098
Top 17%88%51,143$24,590,794,518$480,824
Top 18%88%54,151$24,843,674,687$458,785
Top 19%89%57,160$25,073,686,085$438,658
Top 20%90%60,168$25,283,737,475$420,219
Remaining 80% of recips.10%240,675$2,799,931,585$11,634

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.

 

Farm Subsidies Education

Learn more

AgMag

Feeding your mind, saving the planet

Conservation Database

Farm Subsidies

Crop Insurance
AgMag