Total Subsidies payments in Brooks County, Texas totaled $2.0 million in 2020
In 2020, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 77 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2020 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 31% | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Top 2% | 58% | 2 | $919,384 | $459,692 |
| Top 3% | 62% | 3 | $981,575 | $327,192 |
| Top 4% | 65% | 4 | $1,029,422 | $257,356 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 5 | $1,075,624 | $215,125 |
| Top 6% | 70% | 6 | $1,110,935 | $185,156 |
| Top 7% | 72% | 7 | $1,142,849 | $163,264 |
| Top 8% | 75% | 9 | $1,184,854 | $131,650 |
| Top 9% | 76% | 10 | $1,202,477 | $120,248 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 11 | $1,218,140 | $110,740 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 12 | $1,233,340 | $102,778 |
| Top 12% | 78% | 13 | $1,247,105 | $95,931 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 14 | $1,259,387 | $89,956 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 15 | $1,271,488 | $84,766 |
| Top 15% | 81% | 17 | $1,292,923 | $76,054 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 18 | $1,302,847 | $72,380 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 19 | $1,312,621 | $69,085 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 20 | $1,322,036 | $66,102 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 21 | $1,331,355 | $63,398 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 22 | $1,340,309 | $60,923 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 92 | $249,994 | $2,717 |
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