Total Subsidies payments in Lee County, Texas totaled $36.7 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 69 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 18 | $8,705,608 | $483,645 |
| Top 2% | 36% | 37 | $12,280,890 | $331,916 |
| Top 3% | 43% | 56 | $14,619,883 | $261,069 |
| Top 4% | 48% | 75 | $16,512,229 | $220,163 |
| Top 5% | 53% | 94 | $18,154,545 | $193,133 |
| Top 6% | 57% | 113 | $19,538,962 | $172,911 |
| Top 7% | 61% | 132 | $20,705,155 | $156,857 |
| Top 8% | 64% | 151 | $21,734,932 | $143,940 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 169 | $22,601,368 | $133,736 |
| Top 10% | 69% | 188 | $23,413,645 | $124,541 |
| Top 11% | 71% | 207 | $24,139,527 | $116,616 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 226 | $24,816,971 | $109,810 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 245 | $25,450,325 | $103,879 |
| Top 14% | 76% | 264 | $26,025,327 | $98,581 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 283 | $26,539,889 | $93,781 |
| Top 16% | 79% | 302 | $27,014,547 | $89,452 |
| Top 17% | 80% | 320 | $27,423,144 | $85,697 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 339 | $27,812,472 | $82,043 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 358 | $28,171,399 | $78,691 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 377 | $28,500,869 | $75,599 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 1,511 | $5,604,041 | $3,709 |
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