Deficiency Payment payments in 4th District of Arkansas (Rep. Bruce Westerman) totaled $6.7 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 61 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 4 | $775,069 | $193,767 |
| Top 2% | 20% | 8 | $1,313,787 | $164,223 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 12 | $1,789,302 | $149,109 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 17 | $2,270,319 | $133,548 |
| Top 5% | 39% | 21 | $2,607,488 | $124,166 |
| Top 6% | 44% | 25 | $2,924,299 | $116,972 |
| Top 7% | 48% | 29 | $3,220,860 | $111,064 |
| Top 8% | 53% | 34 | $3,554,881 | $104,555 |
| Top 9% | 57% | 38 | $3,808,779 | $100,231 |
| Top 10% | 61% | 42 | $4,045,238 | $96,315 |
| Top 11% | 65% | 47 | $4,318,254 | $91,878 |
| Top 12% | 67% | 51 | $4,494,316 | $88,124 |
| Top 13% | 70% | 55 | $4,658,233 | $84,695 |
| Top 14% | 72% | 59 | $4,818,867 | $81,676 |
| Top 15% | 75% | 64 | $5,012,219 | $78,316 |
| Top 16% | 77% | 68 | $5,157,679 | $75,848 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 72 | $5,290,630 | $73,481 |
| Top 18% | 82% | 77 | $5,446,182 | $70,730 |
| Top 19% | 83% | 81 | $5,565,712 | $68,712 |
| Top 20% | 85% | 85 | $5,679,240 | $66,815 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 15% | 343 | $997,183 | $2,907 |
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