Total Subsidies payments in 3rd District of Louisiana (Rep. Clay Higgins) totaled $585 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 83 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 118 | $176,720,968 | $1,497,635 |
| Top 2% | 46% | 236 | $266,336,997 | $1,128,547 |
| Top 3% | 56% | 354 | $324,996,750 | $918,070 |
| Top 4% | 63% | 473 | $367,656,034 | $777,285 |
| Top 5% | 68% | 591 | $400,185,487 | $677,133 |
| Top 6% | 73% | 709 | $424,904,284 | $599,301 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 828 | $444,364,830 | $536,673 |
| Top 8% | 79% | 946 | $459,794,841 | $486,041 |
| Top 9% | 81% | 1,064 | $472,759,332 | $444,323 |
| Top 10% | 83% | 1,183 | $483,800,092 | $408,960 |
| Top 11% | 84% | 1,301 | $493,316,298 | $379,182 |
| Top 12% | 86% | 1,419 | $501,628,551 | $353,508 |
| Top 13% | 87% | 1,538 | $508,888,480 | $330,877 |
| Top 14% | 88% | 1,656 | $515,251,542 | $311,142 |
| Top 15% | 89% | 1,774 | $520,895,413 | $293,628 |
| Top 16% | 90% | 1,892 | $525,927,532 | $277,974 |
| Top 17% | 91% | 2,011 | $530,466,403 | $263,782 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 2,129 | $534,457,669 | $251,037 |
| Top 19% | 92% | 2,247 | $538,072,326 | $239,463 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 2,366 | $541,430,550 | $228,838 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 9,465 | $43,091,764 | $4,553 |
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