Deficiency Payment payments in Hand County, South Dakota totaled $2.5 million from 1995-2021.
From 1995 to 2021, the top 10 percent of Deficiency Payment payment recipients were paid 38 percent of Deficiency Payment recipients.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2021 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 6% | 5 | $154,256 | $30,851 |
| Top 2% | 11% | 11 | $278,924 | $25,357 |
| Top 3% | 16% | 17 | $393,188 | $23,129 |
| Top 4% | 20% | 23 | $493,932 | $21,475 |
| Top 5% | 23% | 29 | $585,274 | $20,182 |
| Top 6% | 27% | 35 | $670,600 | $19,160 |
| Top 7% | 30% | 41 | $751,313 | $18,325 |
| Top 8% | 33% | 47 | $825,266 | $17,559 |
| Top 9% | 36% | 53 | $894,252 | $16,873 |
| Top 10% | 38% | 59 | $959,781 | $16,267 |
| Top 11% | 41% | 65 | $1,022,170 | $15,726 |
| Top 12% | 43% | 71 | $1,082,448 | $15,246 |
| Top 13% | 46% | 77 | $1,139,487 | $14,799 |
| Top 14% | 48% | 83 | $1,192,759 | $14,371 |
| Top 15% | 49% | 88 | $1,235,907 | $14,044 |
| Top 16% | 51% | 94 | $1,285,124 | $13,672 |
| Top 17% | 53% | 100 | $1,332,887 | $13,329 |
| Top 18% | 55% | 106 | $1,379,597 | $13,015 |
| Top 19% | 57% | 112 | $1,424,292 | $12,717 |
| Top 20% | 59% | 118 | $1,467,138 | $12,433 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 41% | 475 | $1,033,564 | $2,176 |
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