Commodity subsidies in Texas totaled $18.8 billion from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, 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 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 25% | 2,098 | $4,729,252,685 | $2,254,172 |
| Top 2% | 38% | 4,196 | $7,240,091,488 | $1,725,475 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 6,294 | $9,103,358,744 | $1,446,355 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 8,392 | $10,549,550,393 | $1,257,096 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 10,490 | $11,693,422,624 | $1,114,721 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 12,588 | $12,615,274,306 | $1,002,167 |
| Top 7% | 71% | 14,686 | $13,365,811,447 | $910,106 |
| Top 8% | 74% | 16,784 | $13,987,567,545 | $833,387 |
| Top 9% | 77% | 18,882 | $14,510,554,662 | $768,486 |
| Top 10% | 79% | 20,980 | $14,951,437,935 | $712,652 |
| Top 11% | 81% | 23,078 | $15,327,199,896 | $664,148 |
| Top 12% | 83% | 25,176 | $15,650,852,470 | $621,658 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 27,274 | $15,932,653,330 | $584,170 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 29,372 | $16,180,013,252 | $550,865 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 31,470 | $16,398,239,649 | $521,075 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 33,568 | $16,592,245,466 | $494,288 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 35,666 | $16,766,050,414 | $470,085 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 37,764 | $16,922,622,411 | $448,115 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 39,862 | $17,063,993,037 | $428,077 |
| Top 20% | 91% | 41,960 | $17,192,319,273 | $409,731 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 9% | 167,840 | $1,648,086,611 | $9,819 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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