Total Subsidies payments in 34th District of Texas (Rep. Filemon Vela) totaled $397 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of recipients were paid 88 percent of all USDA subsidies.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 37% | 34 | $148,584,669 | $4,370,137 |
| Top 2% | 54% | 69 | $214,774,604 | $3,112,675 |
| Top 3% | 64% | 103 | $254,799,415 | $2,473,781 |
| Top 4% | 71% | 138 | $282,784,348 | $2,049,162 |
| Top 5% | 76% | 172 | $302,601,090 | $1,759,309 |
| Top 6% | 80% | 207 | $317,744,609 | $1,534,998 |
| Top 7% | 83% | 241 | $328,768,230 | $1,364,184 |
| Top 8% | 85% | 276 | $337,794,313 | $1,223,892 |
| Top 9% | 87% | 310 | $344,953,246 | $1,112,752 |
| Top 10% | 88% | 345 | $350,948,918 | $1,017,243 |
| Top 11% | 90% | 380 | $355,614,346 | $935,827 |
| Top 12% | 91% | 414 | $359,358,241 | $868,015 |
| Top 13% | 91% | 449 | $362,631,032 | $807,642 |
| Top 14% | 92% | 483 | $365,485,916 | $756,700 |
| Top 15% | 93% | 518 | $368,091,271 | $710,601 |
| Top 16% | 93% | 552 | $370,374,143 | $670,968 |
| Top 17% | 94% | 587 | $372,470,698 | $634,533 |
| Top 18% | 94% | 621 | $374,285,190 | $602,714 |
| Top 19% | 95% | 656 | $375,954,769 | $573,102 |
| Top 20% | 95% | 691 | $377,481,780 | $546,283 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 5% | 2,764 | $19,347,767 | $7,000 |
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