Deficiency Payment payments in Lee County, Iowa totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 43 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 6 | $179,387 | $29,898 |
| Top 2% | 14% | 13 | $338,814 | $26,063 |
| Top 3% | 19% | 20 | $477,881 | $23,894 |
| Top 4% | 24% | 27 | $591,481 | $21,907 |
| Top 5% | 28% | 34 | $689,010 | $20,265 |
| Top 6% | 31% | 41 | $775,718 | $18,920 |
| Top 7% | 35% | 48 | $854,959 | $17,812 |
| Top 8% | 38% | 55 | $929,208 | $16,895 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 62 | $999,043 | $16,114 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 69 | $1,065,000 | $15,435 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 76 | $1,126,679 | $14,825 |
| Top 12% | 48% | 83 | $1,185,941 | $14,288 |
| Top 13% | 50% | 90 | $1,243,069 | $13,812 |
| Top 14% | 52% | 97 | $1,297,323 | $13,374 |
| Top 15% | 54% | 104 | $1,350,081 | $12,982 |
| Top 16% | 57% | 111 | $1,400,277 | $12,615 |
| Top 17% | 58% | 118 | $1,448,590 | $12,276 |
| Top 18% | 60% | 125 | $1,495,574 | $11,965 |
| Top 19% | 62% | 132 | $1,540,439 | $11,670 |
| Top 20% | 64% | 139 | $1,583,756 | $11,394 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 36% | 557 | $893,709 | $1,605 |
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