Total Subsidies payments in Galveston County, Texas totaled $39.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 73 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 20% | 4 | $7,308,570 | $1,827,142 |
| Top 2% | 34% | 9 | $12,595,003 | $1,399,445 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 14 | $16,081,005 | $1,148,643 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 19 | $18,785,154 | $988,692 |
| Top 5% | 57% | 24 | $20,968,491 | $873,687 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 29 | $22,578,347 | $778,564 |
| Top 7% | 65% | 34 | $23,998,246 | $705,831 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 39 | $25,151,873 | $644,920 |
| Top 9% | 71% | 44 | $26,105,128 | $593,298 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 49 | $26,958,792 | $550,179 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 54 | $27,737,547 | $513,658 |
| Top 12% | 77% | 59 | $28,431,542 | $481,891 |
| Top 13% | 79% | 64 | $29,032,689 | $453,636 |
| Top 14% | 80% | 69 | $29,594,021 | $428,899 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 74 | $30,116,301 | $406,977 |
| Top 16% | 83% | 79 | $30,578,779 | $387,073 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 84 | $30,987,492 | $368,899 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 89 | $31,325,474 | $351,972 |
| Top 19% | 86% | 94 | $31,589,299 | $336,056 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 99 | $31,813,421 | $321,348 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 399 | $5,126,043 | $12,847 |
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