Commodity subsidies in Dimmit County, Texas totaled $6.2 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 75 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 17% | 1 | $1,025,393 | $1,025,393 |
| Top 2% | 30% | 2 | $1,880,543 | $940,272 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 3 | $2,453,515 | $817,838 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 4 | $2,855,333 | $713,833 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 5 | $3,256,286 | $651,257 |
| Top 6% | 59% | 6 | $3,635,002 | $605,834 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 7 | $4,012,824 | $573,261 |
| Top 8% | 70% | 8 | $4,348,154 | $543,519 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 9 | $4,544,933 | $504,993 |
| Top 10% | 75% | 10 | $4,660,774 | $466,077 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 11 | $4,773,823 | $433,984 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 12 | $4,861,606 | $405,134 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 13 | $4,947,100 | $380,546 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 14 | $5,030,450 | $359,318 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 15 | $5,109,508 | $340,634 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 16 | $5,187,050 | $324,191 |
| Top 17% | 85% | 17 | $5,263,466 | $309,616 |
| Top 18% | 86% | 18 | $5,326,904 | $295,939 |
| Top 19% | 87% | 19 | $5,387,179 | $283,536 |
| Top 20% | 88% | 20 | $5,445,706 | $272,285 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 12% | 80 | $746,030 | $9,325 |
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