Total Subsidies payments in Texas totaled $2.2 billion in 2021
In 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 72 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 29% | 870 | $370,560,400 | $425,931 |
| Top 2% | 39% | 1,741 | $493,766,808 | $283,611 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 2,612 | $585,273,311 | $224,071 |
| Top 4% | 52% | 3,483 | $656,960,387 | $188,619 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 4,354 | $715,986,608 | $164,443 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 5,225 | $765,812,517 | $146,567 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 6,096 | $809,097,943 | $132,726 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 6,967 | $846,978,126 | $121,570 |
| Top 9% | 69% | 7,838 | $880,055,870 | $112,281 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 8,709 | $909,202,442 | $104,398 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 9,580 | $935,179,064 | $97,618 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 10,451 | $958,317,570 | $91,696 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 11,322 | $979,126,123 | $86,480 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 12,193 | $997,942,489 | $81,846 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 13,064 | $1,014,963,725 | $77,692 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 13,935 | $1,030,507,530 | $73,951 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 14,805 | $1,044,706,085 | $70,564 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 15,676 | $1,057,736,205 | $67,475 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 16,547 | $1,069,770,017 | $64,650 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 17,418 | $1,080,920,151 | $62,058 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 69,676 | $187,125,322 | $2,686 |
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