Deficiency Payment payments in Le Sueur County, Minnesota totaled $2.1 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 41 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 7% | 5 | $138,209 | $27,642 |
| Top 2% | 12% | 11 | $256,455 | $23,314 |
| Top 3% | 17% | 16 | $346,718 | $21,670 |
| Top 4% | 22% | 22 | $446,218 | $20,283 |
| Top 5% | 25% | 27 | $522,624 | $19,356 |
| Top 6% | 29% | 33 | $603,405 | $18,285 |
| Top 7% | 32% | 38 | $665,536 | $17,514 |
| Top 8% | 35% | 44 | $735,499 | $16,716 |
| Top 9% | 39% | 50 | $799,646 | $15,993 |
| Top 10% | 41% | 55 | $851,436 | $15,481 |
| Top 11% | 44% | 61 | $911,111 | $14,936 |
| Top 12% | 46% | 66 | $956,073 | $14,486 |
| Top 13% | 48% | 72 | $1,005,828 | $13,970 |
| Top 14% | 50% | 77 | $1,045,510 | $13,578 |
| Top 15% | 53% | 83 | $1,089,914 | $13,131 |
| Top 16% | 54% | 88 | $1,125,536 | $12,790 |
| Top 17% | 56% | 94 | $1,167,219 | $12,417 |
| Top 18% | 58% | 100 | $1,207,259 | $12,073 |
| Top 19% | 60% | 105 | $1,239,052 | $11,801 |
| Top 20% | 61% | 111 | $1,275,973 | $11,495 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 39% | 445 | $799,332 | $1,796 |
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