Total Subsidies payments in Van Zandt County, Texas totaled $45.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 71 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 32% | 16 | $10,954,925 | $684,683 |
| Top 2% | 42% | 32 | $14,289,189 | $446,537 |
| Top 3% | 48% | 48 | $16,539,830 | $344,580 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 64 | $18,220,064 | $284,689 |
| Top 5% | 58% | 81 | $19,710,624 | $243,341 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 97 | $20,840,304 | $214,849 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 113 | $21,792,743 | $192,856 |
| Top 8% | 66% | 129 | $22,641,794 | $175,518 |
| Top 9% | 68% | 145 | $23,414,016 | $161,476 |
| Top 10% | 71% | 162 | $24,150,594 | $149,078 |
| Top 11% | 72% | 178 | $24,772,693 | $139,172 |
| Top 12% | 74% | 194 | $25,339,904 | $130,618 |
| Top 13% | 76% | 210 | $25,847,380 | $123,083 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 227 | $26,347,184 | $116,067 |
| Top 15% | 78% | 243 | $26,789,372 | $110,244 |
| Top 16% | 80% | 259 | $27,206,312 | $105,044 |
| Top 17% | 81% | 275 | $27,593,711 | $100,341 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 291 | $27,962,368 | $96,091 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 308 | $28,330,127 | $91,981 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 324 | $28,654,788 | $88,441 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 1,298 | $5,547,479 | $4,274 |
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