Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in Sumter County, South Carolina totaled $4.0 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payment recipients were paid 74 percent of Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 15% | 1 | $614,431 | $614,431 |
| Top 2% | 28% | 3 | $1,131,332 | $377,111 |
| Top 3% | 39% | 5 | $1,575,017 | $315,003 |
| Top 4% | 47% | 7 | $1,896,505 | $270,929 |
| Top 5% | 54% | 9 | $2,182,057 | $242,451 |
| Top 6% | 60% | 11 | $2,431,054 | $221,005 |
| Top 7% | 66% | 13 | $2,650,925 | $203,917 |
| Top 8% | 69% | 15 | $2,807,402 | $187,160 |
| Top 9% | 73% | 17 | $2,944,374 | $173,198 |
| Top 10% | 74% | 18 | $3,001,546 | $166,753 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 20 | $3,102,736 | $155,137 |
| Top 12% | 79% | 22 | $3,186,822 | $144,856 |
| Top 13% | 81% | 24 | $3,258,196 | $135,758 |
| Top 14% | 82% | 26 | $3,323,960 | $127,845 |
| Top 15% | 84% | 28 | $3,381,501 | $120,768 |
| Top 16% | 85% | 30 | $3,435,877 | $114,529 |
| Top 17% | 86% | 32 | $3,485,519 | $108,922 |
| Top 18% | 87% | 34 | $3,529,111 | $103,797 |
| Top 19% | 88% | 35 | $3,549,699 | $101,420 |
| Top 20% | 89% | 37 | $3,590,133 | $97,031 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 11% | 152 | $452,018 | $2,974 |
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