Direct Payment Program payments in Otero County, Colorado totaled $9.5 million from 1995-2021.

From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Direct Payment Program payment recipients were paid 58 percent of Direct Payment Program recipients.

Pct. of Recipients Pct. of Payments Number of Recipients Total Payments 1995-2021 Payment per Recipient
Top 1%17%5$1,657,950$331,590
Top 2%27%11$2,529,777$229,980
Top 3%33%17$3,129,765$184,104
Top 4%38%23$3,615,887$157,212
Top 5%42%29$4,048,215$139,594
Top 6%46%35$4,420,426$126,298
Top 7%49%40$4,695,359$117,384
Top 8%52%46$5,003,645$108,775
Top 9%55%52$5,288,525$101,702
Top 10%58%58$5,551,978$95,724
Top 11%61%64$5,801,440$90,648
Top 12%63%70$6,028,204$86,117
Top 13%65%76$6,242,789$82,142
Top 14%67%81$6,409,085$79,125
Top 15%69%87$6,597,594$75,834
Top 16%71%93$6,776,628$72,867
Top 17%73%99$6,938,341$70,084
Top 18%74%105$7,086,094$67,487
Top 19%76%111$7,227,171$65,110
Top 20%77%117$7,361,043$62,915
Remaining 80% of recips.23%468$2,186,043$4,671
 

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