Commodity subsidies in Texas totaled $18.1 billion from 1995-2017.
From 1995 to 2017, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 79 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2017 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 2,058 | $4,491,370,882 | $2,182,396 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 4,116 | $6,893,101,054 | $1,674,709 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 6,174 | $8,682,153,267 | $1,406,244 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 8,233 | $10,074,508,165 | $1,223,674 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 10,291 | $11,177,431,276 | $1,086,137 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 12,349 | $12,066,751,678 | $977,144 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 14,408 | $12,791,449,489 | $887,802 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 16,466 | $13,391,953,131 | $813,309 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 18,524 | $13,897,770,231 | $750,258 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 20,583 | $14,325,608,760 | $695,992 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 22,641 | $14,689,620,145 | $648,806 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 24,699 | $15,003,013,900 | $607,434 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 26,758 | $15,276,358,676 | $570,908 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 28,816 | $15,516,370,046 | $538,464 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 30,874 | $15,728,398,498 | $509,438 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 32,933 | $15,917,445,699 | $483,328 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 34,991 | $16,086,567,103 | $459,734 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 37,049 | $16,238,997,791 | $438,311 |
| Top 19% | 90% | 39,108 | $16,376,719,211 | $418,756 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 41,166 | $16,501,731,656 | $400,858 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 164,667 | $1,607,045,588 | $9,759 |
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