Sorghum Subsidies in Delta County, Texas totaled $4.6 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of sorghum subsidy recipients were paid 76 percent of sorghum subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%33%6$1,187,836$197,973
Top 2%44%12$1,609,543$134,129
Top 3%51%18$1,846,963$102,609
Top 4%57%25$2,065,981$82,639
Top 5%61%31$2,225,349$71,785
Top 6%65%37$2,366,093$63,948
Top 7%69%44$2,497,510$56,762
Top 8%72%50$2,591,928$51,839
Top 9%74%56$2,674,763$47,764
Top 10%76%63$2,760,579$43,819
Top 11%78%69$2,823,607$40,922
Top 12%79%75$2,878,984$38,386
Top 13%81%82$2,936,170$35,807
Top 14%82%88$2,980,552$33,870
Top 15%83%94$3,020,475$32,133
Top 16%84%100$3,057,081$30,571
Top 17%85%107$3,095,061$28,926
Top 18%86%113$3,124,199$27,648
Top 19%87%119$3,151,557$26,484
Top 20%88%126$3,180,888$25,245
Remaining 80% of recips.12%505$440,857$873

‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.

 

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