Commodity subsidies in 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) totaled $410 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 76 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 28% | 37 | $8,584,000 | $232,000 |
| Top 2% | 41% | 74 | $12,788,684 | $172,820 |
| Top 3% | 51% | 112 | $15,681,253 | $140,011 |
| Top 4% | 58% | 149 | $17,844,591 | $119,762 |
| Top 5% | 63% | 186 | $19,478,546 | $104,723 |
| Top 6% | 67% | 224 | $20,730,962 | $92,549 |
| Top 7% | 70% | 261 | $21,659,820 | $82,988 |
| Top 8% | 73% | 298 | $22,434,092 | $75,282 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 336 | $23,067,410 | $68,653 |
| Top 10% | 76% | 373 | $23,575,219 | $63,204 |
| Top 11% | 78% | 411 | $24,012,236 | $58,424 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 448 | $24,376,873 | $54,413 |
| Top 13% | 80% | 485 | $24,690,390 | $50,908 |
| Top 14% | 81% | 523 | $24,969,425 | $47,743 |
| Top 15% | 82% | 560 | $25,209,751 | $45,017 |
| Top 16% | 82% | 597 | $25,426,783 | $42,591 |
| Top 17% | 83% | 635 | $25,642,007 | $40,381 |
| Top 18% | 84% | 672 | $25,844,272 | $38,459 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 710 | $26,045,865 | $36,684 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 747 | $26,236,865 | $35,123 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 2,990 | $4,645,588 | $1,554 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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