Deficiency Payment payments in Texas totaled $228 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 91 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 41% | 732 | $93,040,451 | $127,104 |
| Top 2% | 58% | 1,464 | $131,302,327 | $89,687 |
| Top 3% | 67% | 2,196 | $151,638,252 | $69,052 |
| Top 4% | 72% | 2,928 | $165,134,360 | $56,398 |
| Top 5% | 77% | 3,660 | $175,649,476 | $47,992 |
| Top 6% | 81% | 4,393 | $184,241,575 | $41,940 |
| Top 7% | 84% | 5,125 | $191,451,702 | $37,356 |
| Top 8% | 87% | 5,857 | $197,601,287 | $33,738 |
| Top 9% | 89% | 6,589 | $202,874,344 | $30,790 |
| Top 10% | 91% | 7,321 | $207,396,401 | $28,329 |
| Top 11% | 93% | 8,054 | $211,331,721 | $26,239 |
| Top 12% | 94% | 8,786 | $214,759,637 | $24,443 |
| Top 13% | 96% | 9,518 | $217,743,665 | $22,877 |
| Top 14% | 97% | 10,250 | $220,360,638 | $21,499 |
| Top 15% | 98% | 10,982 | $222,672,627 | $20,276 |
| Top 16% | 99% | 11,715 | $224,725,317 | $19,183 |
| Top 17% | 99% | 12,447 | $226,549,357 | $18,201 |
| Top 18% | 100% | 13,179 | $228,182,093 | $17,314 |
| Top 19% | 101% | 13,911 | $229,648,007 | $16,508 |
| Top 20% | 101% | 14,643 | $230,964,950 | $15,773 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | -1% | 58,576 | $-3,001,932 | $-51 |
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