Total Subsidies payments in 1st District of Louisiana (Rep. Steve Scalise) totaled $2.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 47 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 2 | $321,455 | $160,728 |
| Top 2% | 27% | 5 | $564,247 | $112,849 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 7 | $680,588 | $97,227 |
| Top 4% | 37% | 10 | $772,494 | $77,249 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 12 | $805,397 | $67,116 |
| Top 6% | 41% | 15 | $846,107 | $56,407 |
| Top 7% | 42% | 17 | $870,131 | $51,184 |
| Top 8% | 44% | 20 | $906,131 | $45,307 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 22 | $930,131 | $42,279 |
| Top 10% | 47% | 25 | $966,131 | $38,645 |
| Top 11% | 48% | 27 | $990,131 | $36,672 |
| Top 12% | 49% | 30 | $1,026,131 | $34,204 |
| Top 13% | 51% | 32 | $1,050,131 | $32,817 |
| Top 14% | 52% | 35 | $1,086,131 | $31,032 |
| Top 15% | 54% | 37 | $1,110,131 | $30,004 |
| Top 16% | 55% | 40 | $1,146,131 | $28,653 |
| Top 17% | 56% | 42 | $1,170,131 | $27,860 |
| Top 18% | 58% | 45 | $1,206,131 | $26,803 |
| Top 19% | 59% | 47 | $1,220,244 | $25,963 |
| Top 20% | 60% | 50 | $1,237,222 | $24,744 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 40% | 202 | $837,771 | $4,147 |
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