Deficiency Payments in Pennsylvania totaled $12.2 million from 1995-2020‡.
From 1995 to 2020, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payments payment recipients were paid 48 percent of Deficiency Payments recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2020‡ | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 11% | 66 | $1,399,864 | $21,210 |
| Top 2% | 19% | 132 | $2,307,069 | $17,478 |
| Top 3% | 24% | 199 | $2,980,101 | $14,975 |
| Top 4% | 29% | 265 | $3,534,214 | $13,337 |
| Top 5% | 33% | 332 | $4,021,431 | $12,113 |
| Top 6% | 36% | 398 | $4,444,193 | $11,166 |
| Top 7% | 40% | 464 | $4,829,718 | $10,409 |
| Top 8% | 43% | 531 | $5,189,530 | $9,773 |
| Top 9% | 45% | 597 | $5,513,836 | $9,236 |
| Top 10% | 48% | 664 | $5,814,302 | $8,756 |
| Top 11% | 50% | 730 | $6,091,219 | $8,344 |
| Top 12% | 52% | 796 | $6,355,543 | $7,984 |
| Top 13% | 54% | 863 | $6,611,714 | $7,661 |
| Top 14% | 56% | 929 | $6,848,676 | $7,372 |
| Top 15% | 58% | 996 | $7,076,163 | $7,105 |
| Top 16% | 60% | 1,062 | $7,289,496 | $6,864 |
| Top 17% | 61% | 1,128 | $7,491,866 | $6,642 |
| Top 18% | 63% | 1,195 | $7,686,117 | $6,432 |
| Top 19% | 65% | 1,261 | $7,868,320 | $6,240 |
| Top 20% | 66% | 1,328 | $8,045,167 | $6,058 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 34% | 5,312 | $4,141,496 | $780 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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