Total Subsidies payments in Hidalgo County, Texas totaled $31.2 million in 2019
In 2019, 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 2019 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 3 | $1,997,854 | $665,951 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 6 | $3,445,941 | $574,323 |
| Top 3% | 28% | 9 | $4,643,931 | $515,992 |
| Top 4% | 35% | 12 | $5,692,506 | $474,376 |
| Top 5% | 41% | 15 | $6,685,450 | $445,697 |
| Top 6% | 46% | 18 | $7,628,264 | $423,792 |
| Top 7% | 51% | 21 | $8,390,360 | $399,541 |
| Top 8% | 55% | 24 | $9,081,608 | $378,400 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 27 | $9,659,762 | $357,769 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 30 | $10,150,678 | $338,356 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 33 | $10,594,188 | $321,036 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 36 | $11,021,920 | $306,164 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 40 | $11,543,180 | $288,580 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 43 | $11,880,107 | $276,282 |
| Top 15% | 74% | 46 | $12,174,105 | $264,654 |
| Top 16% | 76% | 49 | $12,445,205 | $253,984 |
| Top 17% | 77% | 52 | $12,686,430 | $243,970 |
| Top 18% | 79% | 55 | $12,904,030 | $234,619 |
| Top 19% | 80% | 58 | $13,111,533 | $226,061 |
| Top 20% | 81% | 61 | $13,306,818 | $218,145 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 19% | 247 | $3,127,450 | $12,662 |
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