Total Subsidies payments in Castro County, Texas totaled $850 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 62 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 30 | $93,772,973 | $3,125,766 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 61 | $153,951,364 | $2,523,793 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 92 | $201,465,014 | $2,189,837 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 123 | $241,420,659 | $1,962,770 |
| Top 5% | 43% | 154 | $275,245,642 | $1,787,309 |
| Top 6% | 47% | 185 | $305,160,134 | $1,649,514 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 216 | $331,751,215 | $1,535,885 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 247 | $355,482,635 | $1,439,201 |
| Top 9% | 58% | 278 | $377,523,438 | $1,357,998 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 309 | $397,558,201 | $1,286,596 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 339 | $415,287,377 | $1,225,037 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 370 | $431,631,966 | $1,166,573 |
| Top 13% | 69% | 401 | $446,492,501 | $1,113,448 |
| Top 14% | 71% | 432 | $459,909,585 | $1,064,606 |
| Top 15% | 73% | 463 | $472,164,297 | $1,019,793 |
| Top 16% | 75% | 494 | $483,377,782 | $978,498 |
| Top 17% | 76% | 525 | $493,732,836 | $940,444 |
| Top 18% | 78% | 556 | $503,313,089 | $905,239 |
| Top 19% | 79% | 587 | $512,410,162 | $872,930 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 618 | $520,952,694 | $842,966 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 2,472 | $124,914,898 | $50,532 |
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