Farm Subsidy information
26th District of Texas
(Rep. Michael Burgess)
26th District Of Texas (Rep. Michael Burgess) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 26th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Burgess), 1995-2020‡
26th District Of Texas (Rep. Michael Burgess) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 26th District of Texas (Rep. Michael Burgess), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat Subsidies | 665 | $20,230,777 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 683 | $12,908,903 |
| 3 | Livestock Subsidies | 589 | $8,616,792 |
| 4 | Sorghum Subsidies | 576 | $7,318,248 |
| 5 | Cotton Subsidies | 180 | $1,900,323 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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