Sorghum Subsidies in Hemphill County, Texas totaled $1.8 million from 1995-2020‡.

From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of sorghum subsidy recipients were paid 62 percent of sorghum subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2020‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%16%2$272,915$136,458
Top 2%24%4$405,482$101,371
Top 3%30%6$515,374$85,896
Top 4%36%8$618,990$77,374
Top 5%44%11$754,185$68,562
Top 6%48%13$825,204$63,477
Top 7%52%15$884,774$58,985
Top 8%55%17$937,667$55,157
Top 9%58%19$988,844$52,044
Top 10%62%22$1,060,333$48,197
Top 11%64%24$1,099,986$45,833
Top 12%66%26$1,137,099$43,735
Top 13%68%28$1,169,673$41,774
Top 14%71%31$1,216,155$39,231
Top 15%72%33$1,242,416$37,649
Top 16%74%35$1,266,862$36,196
Top 17%75%37$1,289,434$34,850
Top 18%76%39$1,311,451$33,627
Top 19%78%42$1,343,616$31,991
Top 20%80%44$1,364,556$31,013
Remaining 80% of recips.20%178$350,446$1,969

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

 

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