Total Emergency Relief Program payments in Kern County, California totaled $18.2 million in 2022
In 2022, the top 10 percent of Total Emergency Relief Program payment recipients were paid 35 percent of Total Emergency Relief Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 2022 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 5% | 1 | $850,614 | $850,614 |
| Top 2% | 12% | 3 | $2,260,005 | $753,335 |
| Top 3% | 15% | 4 | $2,742,636 | $685,659 |
| Top 4% | 20% | 6 | $3,626,602 | $604,434 |
| Top 5% | 22% | 7 | $4,013,584 | $573,369 |
| Top 6% | 26% | 9 | $4,694,492 | $521,610 |
| Top 7% | 29% | 11 | $5,264,610 | $478,601 |
| Top 8% | 30% | 12 | $5,541,140 | $461,762 |
| Top 9% | 33% | 14 | $6,092,052 | $435,147 |
| Top 10% | 35% | 15 | $6,363,260 | $424,217 |
| Top 11% | 38% | 17 | $6,868,916 | $404,054 |
| Top 12% | 39% | 18 | $7,118,916 | $395,495 |
| Top 13% | 42% | 20 | $7,618,916 | $380,946 |
| Top 14% | 44% | 22 | $8,092,752 | $367,852 |
| Top 15% | 46% | 23 | $8,314,827 | $361,514 |
| Top 16% | 48% | 25 | $8,727,232 | $349,089 |
| Top 17% | 49% | 26 | $8,927,559 | $343,368 |
| Top 18% | 51% | 28 | $9,312,115 | $332,576 |
| Top 19% | 53% | 30 | $9,692,057 | $323,069 |
| Top 20% | 54% | 31 | $9,880,713 | $318,733 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 46% | 127 | $8,366,724 | $65,880 |
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