Commodity subsidies in Texas totaled $2.3 billion in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 72 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 842 | $684,280,259 | $812,684 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 1,685 | $914,267,120 | $542,592 |
| Top 3% | 47% | 2,528 | $1,075,951,874 | $425,614 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 3,371 | $1,202,926,846 | $356,846 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 4,214 | $1,307,133,788 | $310,188 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 5,057 | $1,395,220,862 | $275,899 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 5,900 | $1,471,038,275 | $249,329 |
| Top 8% | 67% | 6,743 | $1,536,343,439 | $227,843 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 7,586 | $1,593,535,655 | $210,063 |
| Top 10% | 72% | 8,429 | $1,644,147,751 | $195,058 |
| Top 11% | 74% | 9,272 | $1,688,689,407 | $182,128 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 10,115 | $1,728,243,509 | $170,859 |
| Top 13% | 77% | 10,957 | $1,763,499,014 | $160,947 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 11,800 | $1,795,468,559 | $152,158 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 12,643 | $1,824,537,989 | $144,312 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 13,486 | $1,851,134,244 | $137,263 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 14,329 | $1,875,534,207 | $130,891 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 15,172 | $1,897,996,502 | $125,099 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 16,015 | $1,918,767,439 | $119,811 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 16,858 | $1,937,958,524 | $114,958 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 67,434 | $347,109,731 | $5,147 |
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