Direct Payment Program payments in Kentucky totaled $552 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Direct Payment Program payment recipients were paid 81 percent of Direct Payment Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 39% | 714 | $215,059,709 | $301,204 |
| Top 2% | 53% | 1,428 | $294,627,919 | $206,322 |
| Top 3% | 62% | 2,142 | $340,473,083 | $158,951 |
| Top 4% | 67% | 2,856 | $369,768,976 | $129,471 |
| Top 5% | 71% | 3,570 | $390,628,170 | $109,420 |
| Top 6% | 74% | 4,284 | $406,554,812 | $94,901 |
| Top 7% | 76% | 4,998 | $419,532,097 | $83,940 |
| Top 8% | 78% | 5,713 | $430,353,612 | $75,329 |
| Top 9% | 80% | 6,427 | $439,635,128 | $68,404 |
| Top 10% | 81% | 7,141 | $447,778,014 | $62,705 |
| Top 11% | 82% | 7,855 | $455,029,885 | $57,929 |
| Top 12% | 84% | 8,569 | $461,535,313 | $53,861 |
| Top 13% | 85% | 9,283 | $467,365,966 | $50,346 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 9,997 | $472,656,918 | $47,280 |
| Top 15% | 86% | 10,711 | $477,497,563 | $44,580 |
| Top 16% | 87% | 11,426 | $481,938,850 | $42,179 |
| Top 17% | 88% | 12,140 | $486,031,269 | $40,036 |
| Top 18% | 89% | 12,854 | $489,831,567 | $38,107 |
| Top 19% | 89% | 13,568 | $493,366,857 | $36,363 |
| Top 20% | 90% | 14,282 | $496,661,194 | $34,775 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 10% | 57,131 | $55,509,400 | $972 |
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