Total Subsidies payments in 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) totaled $5.5 billion from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 81 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 30% | 194 | $1,654,933,254 | $8,530,584 |
| Top 2% | 44% | 388 | $2,426,881,388 | $6,254,849 |
| Top 3% | 53% | 582 | $2,936,992,814 | $5,046,379 |
| Top 4% | 60% | 776 | $3,309,072,075 | $4,264,268 |
| Top 5% | 65% | 970 | $3,590,724,964 | $3,701,778 |
| Top 6% | 69% | 1,164 | $3,818,516,098 | $3,280,512 |
| Top 7% | 73% | 1,358 | $4,008,181,442 | $2,951,533 |
| Top 8% | 76% | 1,553 | $4,171,273,263 | $2,685,945 |
| Top 9% | 78% | 1,747 | $4,310,082,982 | $2,467,134 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 1,941 | $4,430,007,104 | $2,282,332 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 2,135 | $4,533,001,333 | $2,123,186 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 2,329 | $4,621,992,705 | $1,984,540 |
| Top 13% | 86% | 2,523 | $4,699,935,107 | $1,862,836 |
| Top 14% | 87% | 2,717 | $4,768,394,530 | $1,755,022 |
| Top 15% | 88% | 2,911 | $4,829,523,267 | $1,659,060 |
| Top 16% | 89% | 3,106 | $4,884,478,772 | $1,572,595 |
| Top 17% | 90% | 3,300 | $4,933,202,559 | $1,494,910 |
| Top 18% | 91% | 3,494 | $4,977,132,948 | $1,424,480 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 3,688 | $5,017,170,983 | $1,360,404 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 3,882 | $5,053,217,262 | $1,301,705 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 15,531 | $443,054,478 | $28,527 |
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