Production Flexibility Program payments in Van Buren County, Michigan totaled $7.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Production Flexibility Program payment recipients were paid 62 percent of Production Flexibility Program recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 13% | 4 | $932,372 | $233,093 |
| Top 2% | 23% | 9 | $1,713,495 | $190,388 |
| Top 3% | 31% | 14 | $2,282,252 | $163,018 |
| Top 4% | 38% | 19 | $2,779,677 | $146,299 |
| Top 5% | 44% | 24 | $3,214,561 | $133,940 |
| Top 6% | 49% | 29 | $3,571,434 | $123,153 |
| Top 7% | 53% | 34 | $3,874,879 | $113,967 |
| Top 8% | 56% | 39 | $4,137,959 | $106,102 |
| Top 9% | 59% | 44 | $4,366,350 | $99,235 |
| Top 10% | 62% | 49 | $4,559,558 | $93,052 |
| Top 11% | 64% | 54 | $4,733,197 | $87,652 |
| Top 12% | 66% | 58 | $4,864,818 | $83,876 |
| Top 13% | 68% | 63 | $5,018,635 | $79,661 |
| Top 14% | 70% | 68 | $5,160,550 | $75,890 |
| Top 15% | 72% | 73 | $5,287,281 | $72,429 |
| Top 16% | 73% | 78 | $5,406,242 | $69,311 |
| Top 17% | 75% | 83 | $5,515,095 | $66,447 |
| Top 18% | 76% | 88 | $5,615,777 | $63,816 |
| Top 19% | 78% | 93 | $5,712,968 | $61,430 |
| Top 20% | 79% | 98 | $5,804,080 | $59,225 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 21% | 393 | $1,553,933 | $3,954 |
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