Loan Deficiency payments in Louisiana totaled $543 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Loan Deficiency payment recipients were paid 78 percent of Loan Deficiency recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 26% | 241 | $140,989,077 | $585,017 |
| Top 2% | 37% | 482 | $203,368,737 | $421,927 |
| Top 3% | 46% | 724 | $251,030,162 | $346,727 |
| Top 4% | 53% | 965 | $289,908,658 | $300,423 |
| Top 5% | 59% | 1,207 | $322,358,778 | $267,074 |
| Top 6% | 64% | 1,448 | $349,671,510 | $241,486 |
| Top 7% | 69% | 1,690 | $372,822,313 | $220,605 |
| Top 8% | 72% | 1,931 | $392,228,829 | $203,122 |
| Top 9% | 75% | 2,173 | $408,899,232 | $188,173 |
| Top 10% | 78% | 2,414 | $423,376,008 | $175,384 |
| Top 11% | 80% | 2,656 | $436,001,363 | $164,157 |
| Top 12% | 82% | 2,897 | $446,976,707 | $154,290 |
| Top 13% | 84% | 3,138 | $456,586,487 | $145,502 |
| Top 14% | 86% | 3,380 | $465,139,724 | $137,615 |
| Top 15% | 87% | 3,621 | $472,743,617 | $130,556 |
| Top 16% | 88% | 3,863 | $479,510,187 | $124,129 |
| Top 17% | 89% | 4,104 | $485,454,644 | $118,288 |
| Top 18% | 90% | 4,346 | $490,787,284 | $112,929 |
| Top 19% | 91% | 4,587 | $495,558,623 | $108,035 |
| Top 20% | 92% | 4,829 | $499,847,062 | $103,509 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 8% | 19,317 | $43,255,466 | $2,239 |
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