Total Subsidies payments in 1st District of Louisiana (Rep. Steve Scalise) totaled $2.0 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 46 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 16% | 2 | $321,455 | $160,728 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 5 | $564,247 | $112,849 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 7 | $668,088 | $95,441 |
| Top 4% | 36% | 10 | $731,699 | $73,170 |
| Top 5% | 38% | 12 | $762,598 | $63,550 |
| Top 6% | 40% | 15 | $800,748 | $53,383 |
| Top 7% | 41% | 17 | $824,760 | $48,515 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 20 | $860,760 | $43,038 |
| Top 9% | 44% | 22 | $884,760 | $40,216 |
| Top 10% | 46% | 25 | $920,760 | $36,830 |
| Top 11% | 47% | 27 | $944,760 | $34,991 |
| Top 12% | 49% | 30 | $980,760 | $32,692 |
| Top 13% | 50% | 32 | $1,004,760 | $31,399 |
| Top 14% | 52% | 35 | $1,040,760 | $29,736 |
| Top 15% | 53% | 37 | $1,064,760 | $28,777 |
| Top 16% | 55% | 40 | $1,100,760 | $27,519 |
| Top 17% | 56% | 42 | $1,124,760 | $26,780 |
| Top 18% | 57% | 45 | $1,156,567 | $25,702 |
| Top 19% | 58% | 47 | $1,168,948 | $24,871 |
| Top 20% | 59% | 50 | $1,184,716 | $23,694 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 41% | 201 | $832,907 | $4,144 |
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