Commodity Certificates payments in Texas totaled $1.6 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Commodity Certificates payment recipients were paid 53 percent of Commodity Certificates recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 177 | $196,181,037 | $1,108,367 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 354 | $314,195,224 | $887,557 |
| Top 3% | 25% | 531 | $412,569,283 | $776,967 |
| Top 4% | 31% | 709 | $498,368,204 | $702,917 |
| Top 5% | 35% | 886 | $574,449,491 | $648,363 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 1,063 | $642,944,913 | $604,840 |
| Top 7% | 43% | 1,241 | $705,970,438 | $568,872 |
| Top 8% | 47% | 1,418 | $763,523,533 | $538,451 |
| Top 9% | 50% | 1,595 | $816,533,243 | $511,933 |
| Top 10% | 53% | 1,772 | $865,492,636 | $488,427 |
| Top 11% | 56% | 1,950 | $911,190,844 | $467,277 |
| Top 12% | 59% | 2,127 | $953,312,528 | $448,196 |
| Top 13% | 61% | 2,304 | $992,934,634 | $430,961 |
| Top 14% | 63% | 2,482 | $1,030,120,146 | $415,036 |
| Top 15% | 66% | 2,659 | $1,064,868,986 | $400,477 |
| Top 16% | 68% | 2,836 | $1,097,471,189 | $386,979 |
| Top 17% | 69% | 3,013 | $1,128,126,701 | $374,420 |
| Top 18% | 71% | 3,191 | $1,157,016,383 | $362,587 |
| Top 19% | 73% | 3,368 | $1,183,914,514 | $351,519 |
| Top 20% | 74% | 3,545 | $1,209,153,682 | $341,087 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 26% | 14,184 | $416,522,059 | $29,366 |
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