Commodity subsidies in 28th District of Texas (Rep. Henry Cuellar) totaled $114 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of commodity payment recipients were paid 73 percent of commodity payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 22% | 17 | $3,250,771 | $191,222 |
| Top 2% | 35% | 34 | $5,106,212 | $150,183 |
| Top 3% | 44% | 51 | $6,457,207 | $126,612 |
| Top 4% | 51% | 68 | $7,448,591 | $109,538 |
| Top 5% | 56% | 86 | $8,273,261 | $96,201 |
| Top 6% | 61% | 103 | $8,927,121 | $86,671 |
| Top 7% | 64% | 120 | $9,486,816 | $79,057 |
| Top 8% | 68% | 137 | $9,947,957 | $72,613 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 154 | $10,348,453 | $67,198 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 172 | $10,686,856 | $62,133 |
| Top 11% | 75% | 189 | $10,970,073 | $58,043 |
| Top 12% | 76% | 206 | $11,210,120 | $54,418 |
| Top 13% | 78% | 223 | $11,422,429 | $51,222 |
| Top 14% | 79% | 240 | $11,619,982 | $48,417 |
| Top 15% | 80% | 258 | $11,799,082 | $45,733 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 275 | $11,947,226 | $43,444 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 292 | $12,083,095 | $41,380 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 309 | $12,208,986 | $39,511 |
| Top 19% | 84% | 326 | $12,323,725 | $37,803 |
| Top 20% | 84% | 344 | $12,436,514 | $36,153 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 16% | 1,377 | $2,284,769 | $1,659 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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