Commodity subsidies in 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) totaled $370 million from 1995-2019‡.
From 1995 to 2019, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 77 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2019‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 27% | 33 | $7,999,206 | $242,400 |
| Top 2% | 40% | 66 | $12,054,384 | $182,642 |
| Top 3% | 49% | 99 | $14,780,005 | $149,293 |
| Top 4% | 56% | 132 | $16,916,039 | $128,152 |
| Top 5% | 62% | 165 | $18,604,481 | $112,754 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 199 | $19,948,796 | $100,245 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 232 | $20,946,675 | $90,287 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 265 | $21,750,685 | $82,078 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 298 | $22,434,092 | $75,282 |
| Top 10% | 77% | 331 | $22,990,841 | $69,459 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 365 | $23,473,203 | $64,310 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 398 | $23,871,969 | $59,980 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 431 | $24,215,136 | $56,184 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 464 | $24,520,967 | $52,847 |
| Top 15% | 83% | 497 | $24,782,134 | $49,863 |
| Top 16% | 84% | 531 | $25,024,324 | $47,127 |
| Top 17% | 84% | 564 | $25,233,626 | $44,740 |
| Top 18% | 85% | 597 | $25,425,947 | $42,590 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 630 | $25,611,806 | $40,654 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 663 | $25,791,694 | $38,902 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 2,656 | $4,174,103 | $1,572 |
‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.
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