Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payments in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) totaled $78.3 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) payment recipients were paid 85 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% | 35% | 69 | $27,567,313 | $399,526 |
| Top 2% | 50% | 138 | $39,149,848 | $283,695 |
| Top 3% | 60% | 207 | $46,642,516 | $225,326 |
| Top 4% | 66% | 276 | $51,976,168 | $188,319 |
| Top 5% | 72% | 346 | $55,983,799 | $161,803 |
| Top 6% | 76% | 415 | $59,181,523 | $142,606 |
| Top 7% | 79% | 484 | $61,780,479 | $127,646 |
| Top 8% | 82% | 553 | $63,837,939 | $115,439 |
| Top 9% | 84% | 623 | $65,483,336 | $105,110 |
| Top 10% | 85% | 692 | $66,777,843 | $96,500 |
| Top 11% | 87% | 761 | $67,871,554 | $89,187 |
| Top 12% | 88% | 830 | $68,789,385 | $82,879 |
| Top 13% | 89% | 899 | $69,544,533 | $77,358 |
| Top 14% | 90% | 969 | $70,204,623 | $72,451 |
| Top 15% | 90% | 1,038 | $70,784,476 | $68,193 |
| Top 16% | 91% | 1,107 | $71,290,633 | $64,400 |
| Top 17% | 92% | 1,176 | $71,745,053 | $61,008 |
| Top 18% | 92% | 1,246 | $72,164,704 | $57,917 |
| Top 19% | 93% | 1,315 | $72,546,305 | $55,168 |
| Top 20% | 93% | 1,384 | $72,895,555 | $52,670 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 7% | 5,539 | $5,376,611 | $971 |
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