Wheat Subsidies in Matagorda County, Texas totaled $1.3 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of wheat subsidy recipients were paid 64 percent of wheat subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%2$148,193$74,097
Top 1%17%2$148,193$74,097
Top 2%30%5$264,900$52,980
Top 2%30%5$264,900$52,980
Top 3%37%8$326,723$40,840
Top 3%37%8$326,723$40,840
Top 4%42%11$372,205$33,837
Top 4%42%11$372,205$33,837
Top 5%46%14$413,582$29,542
Top 5%46%14$413,582$29,542
Top 6%49%16$440,750$27,547
Top 6%49%16$440,750$27,547
Top 7%54%19$478,551$25,187
Top 7%54%19$478,551$25,187
Top 8%57%22$512,010$23,273
Top 8%57%22$512,010$23,273
Top 9%61%25$540,700$21,628
Top 9%61%25$540,700$21,628
Top 10%64%28$566,877$20,246
Top 10%64%28$566,877$20,246
Top 11%65%30$583,126$19,438
Top 11%65%30$583,126$19,438
Top 12%68%33$605,538$18,350
Top 12%68%33$605,538$18,350
Top 13%70%36$623,719$17,326
Top 13%70%36$623,719$17,326
Top 14%72%39$639,438$16,396
Top 14%72%39$639,438$16,396
Top 15%73%42$653,573$15,561
Top 15%73%42$653,573$15,561
Top 16%74%44$662,456$15,056
Top 16%74%44$662,456$15,056
Top 17%76%47$674,861$14,359
Top 17%76%47$674,861$14,359
Top 18%77%50$686,602$13,732
Top 18%77%50$686,602$13,732
Top 19%78%53$697,723$13,165
Top 19%78%53$697,723$13,165
Top 20%79%56$708,284$12,648
Top 20%79%56$708,284$12,648
Remaining 80% of recips.21%225$182,905$813
Remaining 80% of recips.21%225$182,905$813

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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