Deficiency Payment payments in Wheeler County, Nebraska totaled $1.4 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, 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 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 1 | $81,344 | $81,344 |
| Top 2% | 13% | 3 | $180,241 | $60,080 |
| Top 3% | 18% | 5 | $255,206 | $51,041 |
| Top 4% | 21% | 6 | $289,654 | $48,276 |
| Top 5% | 25% | 8 | $354,732 | $44,342 |
| Top 6% | 30% | 10 | $414,042 | $41,404 |
| Top 7% | 32% | 11 | $442,530 | $40,230 |
| Top 8% | 36% | 13 | $497,781 | $38,291 |
| Top 9% | 40% | 15 | $551,768 | $36,785 |
| Top 10% | 43% | 17 | $600,291 | $35,311 |
| Top 11% | 45% | 18 | $624,009 | $34,667 |
| Top 12% | 48% | 20 | $671,008 | $33,550 |
| Top 13% | 51% | 22 | $717,355 | $32,607 |
| Top 14% | 53% | 23 | $739,875 | $32,168 |
| Top 15% | 56% | 25 | $777,814 | $31,113 |
| Top 16% | 58% | 27 | $811,408 | $30,052 |
| Top 17% | 60% | 29 | $843,563 | $29,088 |
| Top 18% | 61% | 30 | $857,738 | $28,591 |
| Top 19% | 63% | 32 | $885,250 | $27,664 |
| Top 20% | 65% | 34 | $908,639 | $26,725 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 35% | 137 | $488,331 | $3,564 |
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