Deficiency Payment payments in Black Hawk County, Iowa totaled $4.9 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 38 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 10 | $273,240 | $27,324 |
| Top 2% | 11% | 21 | $534,857 | $25,469 |
| Top 3% | 15% | 32 | $752,433 | $23,514 |
| Top 4% | 19% | 43 | $949,968 | $22,092 |
| Top 5% | 23% | 53 | $1,120,910 | $21,149 |
| Top 6% | 26% | 64 | $1,295,854 | $20,248 |
| Top 7% | 30% | 75 | $1,459,016 | $19,454 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 86 | $1,613,302 | $18,759 |
| Top 9% | 36% | 97 | $1,755,036 | $18,093 |
| Top 10% | 38% | 107 | $1,876,611 | $17,538 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 118 | $2,003,686 | $16,980 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 129 | $2,124,473 | $16,469 |
| Top 13% | 46% | 140 | $2,240,514 | $16,004 |
| Top 14% | 48% | 151 | $2,352,396 | $15,579 |
| Top 15% | 50% | 161 | $2,450,243 | $15,219 |
| Top 16% | 52% | 172 | $2,552,470 | $14,840 |
| Top 17% | 54% | 183 | $2,650,663 | $14,485 |
| Top 18% | 56% | 194 | $2,744,046 | $14,145 |
| Top 19% | 58% | 205 | $2,833,487 | $13,822 |
| Top 20% | 59% | 215 | $2,911,888 | $13,544 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 41% | 864 | $2,012,573 | $2,329 |
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