Deficiency Payments in Pennsylvania totaled $12.2 million from 1995-2019‡.

From 1995 to 2019, 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 1995-2019‡ Payment per Recipient
Top 1%11%66$1,399,864$21,210
Top 1%11%66$1,399,864$21,210
Top 2%19%132$2,307,069$17,478
Top 2%19%132$2,307,069$17,478
Top 3%24%199$2,980,101$14,975
Top 3%24%199$2,980,101$14,975
Top 4%29%265$3,534,214$13,337
Top 4%29%265$3,534,214$13,337
Top 5%33%332$4,021,431$12,113
Top 5%33%332$4,021,431$12,113
Top 6%36%398$4,444,193$11,166
Top 6%36%398$4,444,193$11,166
Top 7%40%464$4,829,718$10,409
Top 7%40%464$4,829,718$10,409
Top 8%43%531$5,189,530$9,773
Top 8%43%531$5,189,530$9,773
Top 9%45%597$5,513,836$9,236
Top 9%45%597$5,513,836$9,236
Top 10%48%664$5,814,302$8,756
Top 10%48%664$5,814,302$8,756
Top 11%50%730$6,091,219$8,344
Top 11%50%730$6,091,219$8,344
Top 12%52%796$6,355,543$7,984
Top 12%52%796$6,355,543$7,984
Top 13%54%863$6,611,714$7,661
Top 13%54%863$6,611,714$7,661
Top 14%56%929$6,848,676$7,372
Top 14%56%929$6,848,676$7,372
Top 15%58%996$7,076,163$7,105
Top 15%58%996$7,076,163$7,105
Top 16%60%1,062$7,289,496$6,864
Top 16%60%1,062$7,289,496$6,864
Top 17%61%1,128$7,491,866$6,642
Top 17%61%1,128$7,491,866$6,642
Top 18%63%1,195$7,686,117$6,432
Top 18%63%1,195$7,686,117$6,432
Top 19%65%1,261$7,868,320$6,240
Top 19%65%1,261$7,868,320$6,240
Top 20%66%1,328$8,045,167$6,058
Top 20%66%1,328$8,045,167$6,058
Remaining 80% of recips.34%5,312$4,141,496$780
Remaining 80% of recips.34%5,312$4,141,496$780

‡ Data for 2019 is incomplete and only includes Market Facilitation Program payments made between January 1, 2019 and October 31, 2019.

 

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