Deficiency Payment payments in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana totaled $1.7 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 68 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 2 | $223,172 | $111,586 |
| Top 2% | 24% | 5 | $421,153 | $84,231 |
| Top 3% | 33% | 8 | $581,119 | $72,640 |
| Top 4% | 42% | 11 | $725,066 | $65,915 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 13 | $810,721 | $62,363 |
| Top 6% | 53% | 16 | $919,765 | $57,485 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 19 | $1,008,232 | $53,065 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 22 | $1,082,086 | $49,186 |
| Top 9% | 66% | 25 | $1,144,970 | $45,799 |
| Top 10% | 68% | 27 | $1,178,970 | $43,666 |
| Top 11% | 70% | 30 | $1,228,079 | $40,936 |
| Top 12% | 73% | 33 | $1,273,170 | $38,581 |
| Top 13% | 75% | 36 | $1,314,371 | $36,510 |
| Top 14% | 77% | 39 | $1,351,977 | $34,666 |
| Top 15% | 79% | 41 | $1,374,838 | $33,533 |
| Top 16% | 81% | 44 | $1,404,554 | $31,922 |
| Top 17% | 82% | 47 | $1,431,448 | $30,456 |
| Top 18% | 83% | 50 | $1,456,446 | $29,129 |
| Top 19% | 85% | 53 | $1,478,610 | $27,898 |
| Top 20% | 86% | 55 | $1,492,792 | $27,142 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 14% | 224 | $251,846 | $1,124 |
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