Deficiency Payment payments in Sharkey County, Mississippi totaled $2.4 million from 1995-2023.
From 1995 to 2023, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 73 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2023 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 12% | 1 | $294,012 | $294,012 |
| Top 2% | 21% | 2 | $501,909 | $250,955 |
| Top 3% | 27% | 3 | $668,547 | $222,849 |
| Top 4% | 34% | 4 | $826,735 | $206,684 |
| Top 5% | 46% | 6 | $1,126,598 | $187,766 |
| Top 6% | 52% | 7 | $1,265,118 | $180,731 |
| Top 7% | 57% | 8 | $1,393,032 | $174,129 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 9 | $1,520,875 | $168,986 |
| Top 9% | 70% | 11 | $1,703,098 | $154,827 |
| Top 10% | 73% | 12 | $1,785,202 | $148,767 |
| Top 11% | 77% | 13 | $1,866,542 | $143,580 |
| Top 12% | 80% | 14 | $1,942,687 | $138,763 |
| Top 13% | 83% | 15 | $2,018,808 | $134,587 |
| Top 14% | 89% | 17 | $2,168,541 | $127,561 |
| Top 15% | 92% | 18 | $2,234,140 | $124,119 |
| Top 16% | 94% | 19 | $2,297,648 | $120,929 |
| Top 17% | 97% | 20 | $2,354,308 | $117,715 |
| Top 18% | 101% | 22 | $2,457,540 | $111,706 |
| Top 19% | 103% | 23 | $2,501,046 | $108,741 |
| Top 20% | 104% | 24 | $2,538,796 | $105,783 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | -4% | 99 | $-98,986 | $-1,000 |
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