Direct Payment Program payments in Mellette County, South Dakota totaled $6.7 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Direct Payment Program payment recipients were paid 47 percent of Direct Payment Program recipients.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%9%3$600,362$200,121
Top 2%16%6$1,062,326$177,054
Top 3%21%9$1,418,888$157,654
Top 4%26%12$1,748,204$145,684
Top 5%30%15$2,033,277$135,552
Top 6%34%18$2,277,804$126,545
Top 7%38%21$2,511,773$119,608
Top 8%41%24$2,730,852$113,786
Top 9%44%27$2,937,271$108,788
Top 10%47%30$3,123,796$104,127
Top 11%49%33$3,301,754$100,053
Top 12%52%36$3,471,101$96,419
Top 13%54%39$3,625,958$92,973
Top 14%56%42$3,771,852$89,806
Top 15%58%45$3,901,490$86,700
Top 16%60%48$4,025,395$83,862
Top 17%63%52$4,179,323$80,372
Top 18%64%55$4,289,355$77,988
Top 19%66%58$4,397,320$75,816
Top 20%67%61$4,502,411$73,810
Remaining 80% of recips.33%245$2,182,362$8,908
 

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