Sorghum Subsidies in San Patricio County, Texas totaled $121 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of sorghum subsidy recipients were paid 79 percent of sorghum subsidies.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%25%28$22,109,273$789,617
Top 1%25%28$22,109,273$789,617
Top 2%40%57$35,411,674$621,257
Top 2%40%57$35,411,674$621,257
Top 3%51%86$45,058,486$523,936
Top 3%51%86$45,058,486$523,936
Top 4%58%114$51,379,237$450,695
Top 4%58%114$51,379,237$450,695
Top 5%63%143$56,590,898$395,741
Top 5%63%143$56,590,898$395,741
Top 6%68%172$60,576,884$352,191
Top 6%68%172$60,576,884$352,191
Top 7%71%201$63,718,300$317,006
Top 7%71%201$63,718,300$317,006
Top 8%74%229$66,228,390$289,207
Top 8%74%229$66,228,390$289,207
Top 9%77%258$68,394,559$265,095
Top 9%77%258$68,394,559$265,095
Top 10%79%287$70,236,386$244,726
Top 10%79%287$70,236,386$244,726
Top 11%80%316$71,786,041$227,171
Top 11%80%316$71,786,041$227,171
Top 12%82%344$73,072,865$212,421
Top 12%82%344$73,072,865$212,421
Top 13%83%373$74,245,061$199,048
Top 13%83%373$74,245,061$199,048
Top 14%84%402$75,294,339$187,299
Top 14%84%402$75,294,339$187,299
Top 15%85%430$76,191,909$177,190
Top 15%85%430$76,191,909$177,190
Top 16%86%459$77,038,568$167,840
Top 16%86%459$77,038,568$167,840
Top 17%87%488$77,818,998$159,465
Top 17%87%488$77,818,998$159,465
Top 18%88%517$78,529,244$151,894
Top 18%88%517$78,529,244$151,894
Top 19%89%545$79,160,357$145,248
Top 19%89%545$79,160,357$145,248
Top 20%89%574$79,772,195$138,976
Top 20%89%574$79,772,220$138,976
Remaining 80% of recips.11%2,299$9,449,580$4,110
Remaining 80% of recips.11%2,299$9,450,020$4,110

‡ 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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